A two-minute silence was observed on Sunday (August 9, 2026) in all government hospitals across West Bengal in memory of the on-duty doctor who was raped and murdered at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on the second anniversary of her death.
People Involved
State’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee and senior officials observed a two-minute silence at Swasthya Bhavan, the department’s headquarters, in Salt Lake. the victim doctor’s parents and many of her colleagues have been claiming that other people were also involved in the crime While one Sanjay Roy was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment till the end of his life by the Sealdah sessions court. The victim doctor’s mother was elected to the West Bengal Assembly as a BJP candidate from Panihati in North 24 Parganas district in the April elections.
Investigation and Response
The CBI is holding an investigation into the alleged conspiracy angle in the rape and murder of the post-graduate trainee doctor on an order of the Calcutta High Court.
