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West Bengal orders fresh RG Kar probe as anniversary pressure returns
Politics·Short term

Fresh RG Kar inquiries will keep pressure on the West Bengal government until police and hospital lapses are publicly pinned down.

This is one of the strongest domestic accountability stories in the batch because it combines grief, politics, and institutional failure. The fact that multiple probes are now running at once signals that the case remains a live political liability.

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This is one of the strongest domestic accountability stories in the batch because it combines grief, politics, and institutional failure. The fact that multiple probes are now running at once signals that the case remains a live political liability.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered a fresh probe into the RG Kar doctor rape-murder on the second anniversary of the crime in Kolkata, saying it followed a request from the victim’s mother. He also ordered a separate inquiry into alleged police lapses and cremation irregularities. The state health department had already announced its own probe, keeping the case politically live and institutionally unresolved.

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West Bengal orders fresh RG Kar probe as anniversary pressure returns

The state and the health department are now running separate inquiries into the rape-murder case and alleged lapses.

Indian Express·1h ago
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