India

Why Delay In Securing Crime Scene Of Kolkata Rape And Murder, Asks SC

By
OB Bureau

New Delhi: The Supreme Court continued to grill the West Bengal government and the state police over the timeline of postmortem and registration of the crime as an unnatural death (UD) while hearing the Kolkata trainee doctor’s rape and murder case on Thursday.

“If it’s not a case of unnatural death, then why was it taken for postmortem. Postmortem starts at 18: 10 and ends at 19:10, what was the idea in registering in UD (unnatural death case) at 23:30 hours. UD case was registered at Thala police station at 23:30 hour and FIR was registered at 23:40 hour. It’s very surprising postmortem precedes the registration of UD. If this is the fact then there is something dangerous,” the bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud observed.

The CJI also observed that it was extremely disturbing that the GD (general diary) entry of unnatural death is recorded at 10:10am but the securing of the crime scene and the seizures were done at night.

Justice JB Pardiwala, who is also a part of the bench, remarked that the entire procedure followed by the Bengal government in the case, was something which he had not come across in his career.

CBI alleges crime scene was ‘altered’

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is representing the CBI, alleged that the agency took up the investigation on the fifth day and the crime scene was ‘altered.’ The West Bengal government, however, denied the allegation, saying “everything was videographed.”

CBI submits probe status report to SC

Following the directive of the apex court, the CBI submitted the probe status report to the bench on Thursday. After reading the report, the CJI sought the medical report of the accused’s injury. To this,  the court was informed that the medical report was part of the case diary.

Bench asks Kolkata police officer to appear on next hearing

The apex court also directed the Kolkata Police officer, who registered the first entry about the crime, to appear on the next date of the hearing.

What did the court say about ‘150gm of fluid in victim’s body’?

When the counsel interjected to claim that the postmortem referred to 150gm of semen, the CJI asked him to not use social media to make argument. “We have the PMR (postmortem report) before us, don’t read what is there on the social media,” the CJI remarked.

CJI requests doctors to return to work

Assuring the resident doctors of getting heard by the SC-constituted National Task Force for healthcare professionals, the CJI requested the protesting doctors to return to work. Concerns of protesting resident doctors getting marked as absent for duty were raised during the hearing. To this, the CJI said that the court would ensure that there was no adverse action taken against protesting resident doctors after they resume work.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Patients Stage Dharna For Blood Transfusion Centre At MKCG Hospital In Odisha’s Berhampur

Berhampur: Hundreds of thalassemia and sickle cell patients on Tuesday staged a demonstration demanding a…

November 26, 2024

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Was Labelled ‘Second Hand’, ‘Used’ After Divorce With Naga Chaitanya

Mumbai: Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu and her ex-husband actor Naga Chaitanya have moved on after…

November 26, 2024

Amid Divorce Rumours, Aishwarya Asks Women To Never Compromise On Their Worth [Watch]

Mumbai: Amidst rumours of their divorce, Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai asked women to stand up…

November 26, 2024

Prime Minister Modi To Participate In Roadshow On Arrival In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a roadshow on his arrival at Bhubaneswar…

November 26, 2024

How Custody Battle With Elon Musk Left His Ex-Girlfriend Grimes ‘Bankrupt’

New York: Elon Musk, father of 12 children with different partners, has led an eventful…

November 26, 2024

Vigilance Apprehends College Principal While Taking Rs 1 Lakh Bribe In Odisha’s Nayagarh

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance has apprehended a college principal while taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh…

November 26, 2024

FIR Against ‘Pushpa 2’ Actor Shri Tej For Cheating & Exploiting Woman

Mumbai: Ahead of the release of Allu Arjun's highly-anticipated ‘Pushpa: The Rule’, one of the…

November 26, 2024

Odisha Govt Rejects IAS Officer Sujata Karthikeyan’s Leave Extension Application

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the application of IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan for…

November 26, 2024