NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday commenced hearing a suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing the matter.
The top court on Tuesday had constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other health care professionals.
The Court has assured doctors’ associations that the newly constituted National Task Force (NTF) will hear all stakeholders involved in the Kolkata rape-murder case.
During the proceedings, the Court expressed its empathy towards patients visiting public hospitals, reflecting its concern over the broader impact of the incident.
In related developments, resident doctors at AIIMS Nagpur informed the Court that they are being victimised for their protests concerning the Kolkata case.
Terming the incident as “horrific”, the apex court had excoriated the state government over the delay in filing the FIR and allowing thousands of miscreants to vandalise the state-run facility.
The alleged rape and murder of the junior doctor in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital has sparked nationwide protests.
The medic’s body with severe injury marks was found inside the seminar hall of the hospital’s chest department on August 9.
A civic volunteer was arrested by the Kolkata Police in connection with the case the following day.
On August 13, the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the probe from the Kolkata Police to the CBI, which started its investigation on August 14.
