“Also, our doubts about the probe by Kolkata Police into the rape and murder of our colleague have been vindicated by comments of the CBI lawyer at the Supreme Court. The CBI counsel said the crime scene had altered by the time the agency had taken over the probe. The police commissioner has to take responsibility for that, too,” a junior doctor said.The police, however, have said the crime scene having been altered is not the same as evidence having been tampered with.The protesting doctors are also demanding that the health department suspend former RG Kar principal Dr Sandip Ghosh, the arrest of everyone involved in the rape and murder of the 31-year-old doctor and the end of the threat culture at medical colleges.They, however, demanded the rally be allowed to move further ahead towards the police headquarters, saying that it was stopped at a distance from Lalbazar.They were also seen carrying the national flag and placards with slogans seeking justice and protection for all, including doctors.Some placards displayed the photo of Goyal with texts calling for his resignation. An effigy of the police commissioner was also burnt by the protesters. Meanwhile, the West Bengal government has called a special session today to pass a Bill proposing capital punishment for convicts in rape and murder cases. The Bill will be named ‘Aparajita Women and Child ( West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill 2024’The Bill comes in the wake of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
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