Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Calcutta High Court Orders RG Kar Hospital and College Principal to Submit Leave Application by 3 PM Today

In a significant development in Kolkata alleged rape and murder case, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, August 13, has directed the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, to submit a leave application by 3 pm today, amidst the ongoing protests and outrage nationwide over the rape and murder of a trainee female doctor. 

The High Court has warned that if Ghosh fails to do so, it will be forced to take action against him. Dr Sandip Ghosh was appointed as principal of Calcutta National Medical College (CNMC) within hours of his resignation. The court has also asked for the case diary by 1 pm in the RG Kar rape and murder case.

After several PILs were filed at the Chief Justice division bench of Calcutta High Court regarding RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder incident, Chief Justice mentioned in court today that how can the principal - who resigned by taking moral responsibility, be… pic.twitter.com/KSSl5C9a96

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“If the principal has stepped down owing moral responsibility, rather serious that he is rewarded within 12 hours with another appointment. There is an apprehension that with lost time there is something that will go wrong,” Live Law India quoted court as saying.

The court remarked that the principal is the guardian of all doctors working there and asked, if he fails to show empathy, who will? It added that he should be at home, not employed anywhere.

The post-mortem report of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has revealed that she was subjected to “genital torture”.

The victim was throttled before being smothered to death. Her thyroid cartilage was found to be broken because of the strangulation. The rape and murder took place between 3 am and 5 am on August 9.