Doctor’s rape and murder: CISF personnel deployed at Kolkata RG Kar hospital
New Delhi, August 21
Around 150 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel are being deployed at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital following an order of the Supreme Court, official sources said on Wednesday.
A CISF team, led by DIG K Pratap Singh and an SP rank officer, have inspected the hospital. The force is expected to secure the resident doctors’ hostel and other facilities.
While ordering the CISF to take over the hospital’s security, the top court on Tuesday said, “In the aftermath of the brutal incident and the demonstrations which followed, the state government was expected to ensure the deployment of the state machinery to prevent a breach of law and order.”
“It was all the more necessary to do so since the investigation of the crime, which took place in the precincts of the hospital, was underway. We are unable to comprehend how the state was not prepared to deal with the incident of vandalism on the hospital premises,” the court added.
The police have arrested 37 persons and identified nearly 1,000 as suspects for vandalism. Besides, the Kolkata Police on Wednesday suspended three of its officers, including two assistant commissioner of police-rank officers, in connection with vandalism incident at the college last week.
Conceal victim’s identity, social media firms told
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked social media firms to remove the name and pictures of the Kolkata rape and murder victim from their platforms. Failure to comply with the order may result in legal consequences, the ministry warned. TNS
Teacher held for showing obscene videos to girls
Akola: A 47-year-old government schoolteacher in Maharashtra’s Akola district has been arrested after a few girl students alleged that he had been harassing them by showing obscene videos. Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer B Vaishnavi said the suspect, Pramod Sardar, had also been dismissed from service. PTI
