New Delhi. The Supreme Court expressed concern over the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata and said that it will form a national task force for the safety of doctors. The bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra said that this task force will work under the supervision of the court. The court said that it is concerned about the safety of doctors. The Chief Justice’s bench said that the country cannot wait for another rape incident to take action in this matter. The court also expressed displeasure over the disclosure of the identity of the female doctor. The court also said that when 7000 people were vandalizing the medical college by entering the medical college. The court called it a serious incident. The Supreme Court has also appealed to the doctors to withdraw the strike.
SC remarks as more and more women join the workforce, the nation cannot wait for another rape case for things to change on the ground. CJI notes existing enactments do not address institutional safety standards for doctors and medical workers. https://t.co/GYIGoBPkFn
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The Supreme Court also sought a status report from the CBI. The CBI has to submit the status report by Thursday. The CBI has to tell what steps it has taken and how far the investigation has reached. The court said that the then principal of RG Kar Medical College tried to pass off the rape and murder of the doctor as suicide. The victim’s family was not allowed to see the body for a long time. The court said that we have found that the victim’s identity was shown. Whereas, this should not have happened. The Supreme Court said that we took cognizance of the case ourselves, because apart from rape and murder, this is also a matter of safety of doctors.
The court said that it will hear the issue of safety of doctors. The Supreme Court said that it is concerned about the issue of safety of doctors and especially women and young doctors. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also wanted to know whether there is a section of murder in the FIR or not. He also said what was the then principal of RG Kar Medical College doing and why there was a delay in filing the FIR. Overall, the Supreme Court has taken a serious stand in the rape and murder case of the doctor. The incident of rape and murder of the female doctor took place in RG Kar Medical College on the intervening night of 8 and 9 August 2024. The body of the doctor was found in the seminar hall of the medical college. In this case, Kolkata Police arrested its civic volunteer Sanjay Rai. Currently, the CBI is investigating the case.
