Protesters during a march on Wednesday night in Kolkata seeking justice for the junior doctor who was raped and murdered. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Live Updates, 5 September: In Kolkata and across Bengal, residents participated in a night time vigil on Tuesday, as a part of the “Reclaim the Night” protest against the murder of a junior doctor at R G Kar Medical College. Two persons were taken into custody by the police in Kolkata for misbehaving with protesting women in separate incidents, reported PTI. In north Bengal’s Mathabhanga town, a protester was allegedly assaulted by members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Meanwhile, former principal of RG Kar and accused in the case, Sandip Ghosh, moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the investigation into alleged financial irregularities at the institute during his tenure, to the CBI. Opposition parties in West Bengal have alleged a “nexus” between Ghosh, TMC leaders and government officials.
On Tuesday, the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the newly drafted anti-rape Bill, that seeks capital punishment for a rape convict if the assault results in the death of a victim or leaves her in a vegetative state, and life sentence without parole for any other offender. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the proposed legislation as “historic” and rejected the Opposition charge that her government had not done enough for the security of women.
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