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Kolkata Police: News

31 Aug 2024
Delhi

Drunk Kolkata civic volunteer rams bike into RG Kar protester

A civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police was arrested on Saturday after reportedly hitting a protesting student with his motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol.

29 Aug 2024
Calcutta High Court

'Hurry...she may have committed suicide': Kolkata hospital's chilling call audios

A series of frantic phone calls was made by the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata to the family of a 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered on August 9, India Today reported.

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Who's ASI Anup Dutta, under CBI scanner 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has requested a Kolkata court's approval to conduct a polygraph test on Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Anup Dutta of the Kolkata Police.

27 Aug 2024
Kolkata

Kolkata: Police use teargas, water cannons on 'Nabanna Abhijan' protesters

Law enforcement agencies in Kolkata are attempting to control a protest march which is headed toward the state secretariat, Nabanna.

ED to probe financial irregularities against RG Kar hospital's ex-principal 

The Enforcement Directorate has initiated an investigation into alleged financial misconduct at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

27 Aug 2024
Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata on high alert for 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest march

Kolkata is on high alert on Tuesday as the city braces for the "Nabanno Abhijan" protest march.

Sanjay Roy harassed another woman before doctor's rape-murder: Report

Sanjay Roy, the man accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, reportedly confessed to the crime during a polygraph test on Sunday.

24 Aug 2024
Calcutta High Court

CBI files case against Kolkata hospital ex-principal over financial irregularities

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a case against Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered.

Accused in Kolkata rape-murder case allegedly stalked victim

The primary suspect in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case, Sanjay Roy, reportedly stalked the victim a day before the crime.

Kolkata rape-murder: AIIMS doctors end 11-day strike after SC's appeal

The Resident Doctors's Association (RDA) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, has called off its 11-day strike.

22 Aug 2024
DY Chandrachud

'Our hearts go out...': SC urges doctors to resume duties

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud urged doctors to end their protest on Thursday during a Supreme Court hearing on the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

How polygraph test will help in Kolkata doctor rape-murder case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has received approval to administer a polygraph test on Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the horrific rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

20 Aug 2024
Calcutta High Court

Doctor rape-murder: Corruption case against ex-principal of RG Kar hospital

The Kolkata Police have filed a corruption investigation against Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

20 Aug 2024
Calcutta High Court

'Hang him or...': What mother-in-law of Kolkata rape-murder accused said

Durga Devi, mother-in-law of Sanjoy Roy, the accused in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, has alleged that Roy physically abused his ex-wife.

18 Aug 2024
Calcutta High Court

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata rape-murder case

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata.

TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar summoned for sharing 'misinformation' about police 

Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, has been summoned by the Kolkata Police.

18 Aug 2024
Social Media

BJP leader, doctors summoned over 'fake news' on Kolkata rape-murder 

The Kolkata Police has issued notices to two doctors and a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader for allegedly spreading false information and revealing the identity of a trainee doctor who was raped and killed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

18 Aug 2024
Calcutta High Court

Centre demands bi-hourly situation updates from states amid Kolkata protests 

The Union Home Ministry has issued a directive to all state police forces, requiring them to submit situation reports every two hours.

15 Aug 2024
Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata doctor rape-murder: 9 arrested for vandalism at hospital

Nine individuals have been arrested in connection with the vandalism at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday night.

15 Aug 2024
Kolkata

Mob 'with swords' vandalizes hospital where doctor was raped, murdered 

A mob armed with swords and rod stormed RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata around 12:30am on August 15, destroying the property and pelting police personnel with stones.

14 Aug 2024
Calcutta High Court

Postmortem report suggests 'gangrape,' 150mg semen found: Kolkata doctor's parents 

The brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has taken a new turn, with the victim's parents alleging that their daughter may have been a victim of gangrape.

14 Aug 2024
Amit Malviya

Kolkata doctor's rape-murder: 'Renovation work' near crime scene sparks row

A political row has erupted in the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case over renovation work at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital near the seminar room where the victim's body was recovered.

13 Aug 2024
Calcutta High Court

Doctor rape-murder: Kolkata college students protest Dr Ghosh's appointment

Students at Calcutta National Medical College have protested against the appointment of Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College, as their new principal.

13 Aug 2024
Indian Medical Association

Kolkata rape-murder: 4 doctors who had dinner with victim summoned

Four junior doctors who had dinner with the woman trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have been summoned again by police for questioning, news agency ANI said.

12 Aug 2024
Indian Medical Association

Kolkata principal resigns amid massive protests over doctor's rape-murder 

The principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, Dr Sandip Ghosh, resigned on Monday after the public outcry over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor on campus late Thursday.

12 Aug 2024
Kolkata

Accused washed his clothes after raping, killing Kolkata doctor: Cops 

The man accused of raping and murdering a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital allegedly returned home after the crime and slept for a few hours, according to fresh reports.

11 Aug 2024
Indian Medical Association

Kolkata medical college superintendent removed after trainee doctor's murder

The West Bengal Health Department has removed Dr. Sanjay Vasishta, the superintendent of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College, following the alleged rape and murder of a 31-year-old woman trainee doctor on the hospital premises.

10 Aug 2024
Kolkata

If necessary, Kolkata doctor murderer will be hanged: Mamata Banerjee 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has promised stringent action in the case of a post-graduate trainee doctor who was found dead at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

20 Jun 2024
Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata Police's presence at Raj Bhavan 'a threat': Bengal governor 

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has voiced concerns over his personal security, describing the Kolkata Police contingent stationed at Raj Bhavan as a "threat."

17 Jun 2024
Suvendu Adhikari

Bengal governor asks on-duty cops to vacate Raj Bhavan

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose served a notice on Monday to Kolkata Police personnel deployed at the Raj Bhavan to immediately vacate the premises.

18 May 2024
Trinamool Congress

Bengal governor molestation case: FIR against 3 Raj Bhavan staffers 

The Kolkata Police has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against three employees of Raj Bhavan for "wrongful restraint" of a female contractual worker.

04 May 2024
Sexual Harassment

Raj Bhavan staff summoned in Bengal governor's sexual harassment inquiry

The Kolkata Police's Special Enquiry Team (SET), led by DC (Central) Indira Mukherjee, has begun an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose.

21 Nov 2023
West Bengal

West Bengal governor alleges snooping in Raj Bhavan

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has claimed to have "reliable information" about snooping attempts in Raj Bhavan, his official residence.

23 Aug 2023
Jadavpur University

Jadavpur University student was molested, paraded naked before death: Probe

The initial investigation into the tragic death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University, Kolkata, revealed that he was sexually molested and paraded naked in the hostel before his death by suicide, PTI reported.

13 Aug 2023
Jadavpur University

Kolkata: 3 arrested in Jadavpur University fresher's death case

The Kolkata Police on Sunday reportedly apprehended two more students of Jadavpur University (JU) over their alleged involvement in the mysterious death of a first-year student on Wednesday night at the boys' hostel.

01 Aug 2022
Jharkhand

Lawyer fighting PIL against Jharkhand CM Soren arrested in Kolkata

A lawyer fighting two PILs against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested in Kolkata on Sunday.

17 Jun 2022
Kolkata

Kolkata: Call center employees gang-rape colleague at office party

Amid reports of a string of sexual assault cases across India, a woman was gang-raped in a Kolkata guesthouse on Saturday last week.

07 Sep 2021
Kolkata

Kolkata: Thirteen-year-old boy, mother found dead at home, six detained

The bodies of a teenage boy and his mother were recovered from inside their flat in the southern part of Kolkata's Parnasree, following which six persons were detained in connection with the case.

15 Jul 2021
Kolkata

Kolkata man stabbed by snatchers, two others robbed

A man, who went out for a morning walk, was stabbed in Kolkata's Maidan area on Wednesday as his belongings, including a high-end mobile phone, were snatched by two bike-borne miscreants, police said.

03 Jul 2021
Kolkata

Two injured in fire at closed cinema hall in Kolkata

At least two people were injured when a massive fire broke out at a closed cinema hall in the city's Lake Town area, a senior official of the fire department of Kolkata said.