Kolkata doctor case: CBI team investigating RG Kar hospital rape and murder arrives in Kolkata

Medical students hold placards as they take part in a protest against the rape and murder of a junior doctor, at the premises of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, August 13, 2024. | Photo credit: Reuters

A team of senior CBI officers arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday (August 14, 2024) morning to probe the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a government hospital in West Bengal, sources in the central agency said.

The CBI team, comprising medical and forensic experts, will visit the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where the body of the trainee doctor was found on August 9, they said.

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered transfer of the investigation from the Calcutta police to the central agency.

A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) source said the agency has lodged an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in New Delhi in connection with the alleged rape and murder of the doctor.

“Today, our officers will seek call details of the deceased woman and those on duty that day. They may submit the FIR in a local court,” another source in the central agency said.

The CBI may take Sanjay Roy, who was arrested by Kolkata police in connection with the case, into custody later today, he said.

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Two CBI officers visited Tala police station in Kolkata on Tuesday evening and took documents related to the Kolkata Police investigation.

The court ordered the city police to hand over the case diary to the central investigation agency by tonight, and all other documents by 10 am on Wednesday.