From Crime To Punishment: RG Kar rape and murder case timeline

August 10: Kolkata Police arrests civic unpaid Sanjoy Roy; describes him arsenic the lone accused successful the case. Meanwhile, inferior doctors protest, impeach constabulary of cover-up.

August 12: CM Mamata Banerjee visits residence of the deceased 31-year-old doctor; tells Kolkata Police that they person to ace the lawsuit successful a week oregon different she volition manus the probe to CBI. Amid protests by inferior doctors, Sandip Ghosh, main of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, resigned. Hours later, the authorities moved him to Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital.

August 13: Calcutta High Court hands the probe to CBI, asks Sandip Ghosh to spell connected a agelong permission CBI takes Sanjoy Roy into custody.

A objection adjacent the Sealdah court, Monday. (Express photograph by Partha Paul)

August 14: People instrumentality to the streets crossed West Bengal arsenic portion of ‘Reclaim the Night’ protest, seeking information for women. Amid protests, mob vandalises parts of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital successful Tala.

August 17: IMA calls for nationwide suspension of wellness services successful protestation for 24 hours.

August 18: Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of the case.

August 20: Supreme Court pulls up West Bengal authorities implicit hold successful filing FIR and allowing thousands of miscreants to vandalise the hospital. It constitutes 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate protocol for ensuring information and information of doctors and different healthcare professionals. It besides orders deployment of CISF astatine the infirmary to alteration doctors to resume work.

August 21: CISF takes implicit information of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Kolkata Police suspends 3 constabulary officers successful transportation with the vandalism astatine the infirmary connected August 14.

August 27: Students’ outfit ‘Chhatra Samaj’ marches to authorities secretariat Nabanna, demanding CM Mamata Banerjee’s resignation. After being stopped midway, activists clash with police, resulting successful wounded to respective people.

September 2: CBI arrests Sandip Ghosh successful transportation with allegations of fiscal fraud astatine RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

September 10: Junior doctors statesman sit-in extracurricular Swasthya Bhavan, the office of the authorities Health Department successful Salt Lake, adjacent arsenic their cease enactment continues.

September 14: CBI charges Sandip Ghosh with hold successful lodging FIR successful rape and execution of the doctor, and tampering of evidence. The bureau besides arrests Tala constabulary station’s officer-in-charge Abhijit Mondal successful aforesaid case.

September 16: Agitating inferior doctors conscionable Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arsenic the protests cripple healthcare services crossed West Bengal.

September 17: Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal removed aft CM’s gathering with protesting medics; IPS serviceman Manoj Kumar Verma appointed successful his place. Director of Health Services (DHS) Debashis Halder, Director of Medical Education (DME) Kaustav Nayak and Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police’s North Division Abhishek Gupta besides removed.

September 19: Junior doctors denote withdrawal of stir.

October 6: West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front launches accelerated unto decease astatine Esplanade, urging authorities to conscionable remainder of their request and besides guarantee justness for their deceased colleague.

October 7: CBI files complaint expanse against Sanjoy Roy successful Sealdah court.

October 21: Junior doctors extremity their 17-day accelerated aft gathering with CM Mamata Banerjee astatine authorities secretariat Nabanna.

November 12: In-camera proceedings begins astatine Sealdah court.

November 29: CBI files 125-page complaint expanse successful fiscal irregularities case, Sandip Ghosh named arsenic accused.

December 13: Sandip Ghosh and Abhijit Mondal get bail successful lawsuit related to grounds tampering, hold successful filing FIR arsenic CBI fails to record chargesheet wrong the mandatory 90-day period.

2025

January 9: Trial of rape and execution lawsuit concludes astatine Sealdah court.

January 18: Court holds Sanjoy Roy blameworthy for rape and murder

January 20: Sealdah tribunal sentences Sanjoy Roy to beingness imprisonment till death, directs authorities to wage compensation of Rs 17 lakh to household of deceased doctor.