West Bengal CM Suspends 3 IPS Officers in RG Kar Case

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on May 15 the suspension of three senior Indian Police Service officers for their alleged mishandling of the initial investigation into the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last year.

The officers, former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal, Deputy Commissioner of Police Central Indira Mukherjee, and Deputy Commissioner of Police North Abhishek Gupta, face a departmental probe led by the state home secretary under the chief secretary's guidance. Adhikari, speaking at press events in Howrah, Nabanna, and the state secretariat, cited specific lapses including an attempt to offer money to the victim's family, described as a bribe, and holding an unauthorized press conference about the case.

"In connection with the RG Kar incident, we have initiated an investigation specifically against senior police officers such as Kolkata CP Vineet Kumar Goyal and other officials. There are also allegations of mishandling the case," Adhikari told reporters.

The crime occurred on August 9, 2024, when the 31-year-old doctor was found dead in a seminar room on the...