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West Bengal assured court today that ongoing work for 28 medical colleges would be completed by 25th October and at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital by 31st October
Putting the West Bengal government in a rather awkward position, the Supreme Court was informed today by doctors from the state that their assertion of more than 90 per cent of safety measures being put in place across hospitals post the RG Kar incident was a falsehood.
"Some beginning has been made but nowhere near this level of work has been done...doctors working there have confirmed..", Senior Advocate Karuna Nundy told the top court.
As the state of West Bengal's status report was placed before court, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi informed a CJI Chandrachud led bench that the shortfall seen in the report was only in respect of RG Kar for which the state got clearances a few days back and work for all other hospitals was complete.
"Emergency alarms are also being set up, all finances have been sanctioned..", Dwivedi further told the top court's bench comprising Justices Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.
Senior counsel Nundy pointed out to budgetary documents and said, "We are being told by 25000 doctors that the work is not being done at this scale..".
Court had earlier also pulled up the West Bengal government over its assertion of CCTV cameras being installed at all medical colleges across the state. CJI had asked, "If thousands of cameras were working, how did this offence even happen?".
The Supreme Court has been hearing a suo motu case registered on the incident from August 9, 2024 where a young doctor working at a medical college in Kolkata was brutally raped and murdered.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) began investigating the alleged rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at R G Kar Medical College in Kolkata, following the Calcutta High Court's decision to transfer the case to CBI due to the lack of progress in the state police's investigation and suspicion of evidence tampering.
The victim was found dead in a seminar hall at the hospital. The CBI has registered an FIR, building on the initial police report, which includes charges of rape and murder.
Case Title: In Re Alleged Rape and Murder of Trainee Doctor in RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata and related issues
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