The investigation into the rape and murder case at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital is ongoing. The court has sent the college’s former principal Sandip Ghosh and Tala police station in-charge Abhijit Mandal to CBI custody till September 25. Also, the investigating agency has sought permission from the court to conduct a narco analysis test of former principal Sandip Ghosh. Apart from this, the CBI’s Special Crime Branch wants to conduct a polygraph test of SHO Abhijit Mandal. An application has been filed in the Sealdah Court to get permission for this. It remains to be seen whether the court approves it or not.
Earlier, the court had rejected the CBI’s plea seeking permission for narco test of the main accused in the case, Sanjay Roy. An official said that the arrested accused Sanjay had refused to undergo narco test. Sources related to CBI said that Roy had initially agreed to undergo narco test, but later he changed his statement. The central investigation agency had appealed to the Sealdah court to allow it to conduct narco test of Roy. The official said that when the judge asked the accused about this, he did not agree to undergo narco test.
Know what a polygraph test is
Polygraph tests can help assess discrepancies in the statements of suspects and witnesses. By monitoring their psychological reactions (heart rate, breathing patterns, sweating and blood pressure) investigators can determine if there are discrepancies in their responses. Former Thala police station in-charge Abhijit Mandal was arrested by the CBI on charges of destroying evidence in the early days of the Kolkata case investigation. Mandal was later suspended by the government.
Junior doctors also took out a march on Friday
New Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma visited RG Kar Medical College on Thursday. A female doctor was raped and murdered in RG Kar Hospital on August 9. After this, protests started across the country and junior doctors of West Bengal started a strike. Junior doctors marched to the CBI office in Salt Lake on Friday. Most of the demands were accepted by the West Bengal government. After this, the doctors announced that they would partially end their strike from Saturday and return to emergency and essential services in state-run hospitals.
