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RG Kar case reopens with fresh probe and cremation inquiry
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The RG Kar probes will keep widening pressure on West Bengal police and political leadership, with accountability questions unlikely to fade soon.

The case remains a major test of public trust in policing and hospital administration. Reopening it keeps pressure on the state and risks reviving old political wounds.

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The case remains a major test of public trust in policing and hospital administration. Reopening it keeps pressure on the state and risks reviving old political wounds.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered a fresh investigation into the 2024 rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. He also ordered a separate inquiry into alleged cremation irregularities, after the victim’s mother requested renewed action. Government hospitals marked the second anniversary with a two-minute silence, while the chief minister said police failed in their duty and promised accountability.

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RG Kar case reopens with fresh probe and cremation inquiry

West Bengal’s chief minister has ordered a new investigation into the doctor’s rape-murder and a separate probe into alleged cremation irregularities.

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