West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Orders Probe Into Cremation of RG Kar Victim
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has ordered an inquiry into the cremation of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital. Speaking at a memorial event in Panihati, North 24 Parganas district, Adhikari directed the Barrackpore police commissioner to investigate the circumstances surrounding the cremation at the Nataghat crematorium. Adhikari alleged that the cremation schedule was altered and that the victim's family did not pay the required fees or sign necessary documents.
During the event, Adhikari named three Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, Nirmal Ghosh, Somnath Dey, and Sanjib Mukherjee, accusing them of orchestrating the hasty cremation. The three leaders have previously denied these allegations, stating they were attempting to assist the grieving parents. The memorial was also attended by the victim's mother, Ratna Debnath, who recently won the Panihati assembly seat on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket.
Adhikari noted that while the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is handling the main crime and allegations of corruption under court orders, the state police can specifically probe the cremation process. He also mentioned the suspension of former Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal and two other IPS officers on charges of mishandling the case and offering money to the parents. The RG Kar case served as a central issue in the assembly elections, which the BJP won.
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