Post-Mortem Report Confirms Abhaya Was Strangled to Death

RG Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder case | Mother-in-law of accused Sanjoy Roy says, "My relations with him were very tense...They were married for 2 years...His marriage to my daughter was his second marriage...Initially, everything was good for 6 months. When she was 3-month pregnant, he caused a miscarriage. He thrashed her, a Police complaint was registered for the same. Following this, my daughter continued being ill, I bore all her expenses for medicines...Sanjoy was not good. Hang him or do whatever you want with him. I won't speak about the crime. He could not have done it alone. He doesn't have the capacity to do it alone..."

In fresh bloodletting in the Jammu region, a CRPF inspector was killed when terrorists opened fire on a patrol party in Udhampur district on Monday.

A joint patrol team of the CRPF and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police was attacked by terrorists around 3:30 pm in the remote Dudu area of Basantgarh, officials said.

Inspector Kuldeep Kumar, 54, of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) belonging to the 187th Battalion was hit by a bullet and later succumbed to injuries while being taken to hospital, they said.

Kumar hailed from Haryana.

A police spokesman said that the exchange of fire took place between terrorists and joint parties of police and CRPF during the area domination patrol at Chill village of Dudu.

"In the encounter, one inspector of CRPF suffered bullet injuries and attained martyrdom. (The anti-terrorist) operation continues," he said.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear as the first matter on Tuesday a suo motu case related to the rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata amid the ongoing nationwide doctors' strike over it.

A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which had taken cognisance of the incident, has kept the matter on top of the cause list for hearing at 10:30 am on Tuesday.

The suo motu cognisance of the case, titled "In Re: Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, and related issue", assumes significance in view of the fact that Calcutta High Court is already in action and has transferred the probe into the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The top court may widen the spectrum of judicial scrutiny, keeping in mind the ongoing nationwide protests, especially by the doctors, and their concerns.

Doctors' bodies the Federation of Association of Medical Consultants of India (FAMCI) and the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA), and lawyer Vishal Tiwari have also moved the top court by filing interim applications in the suo motu case.

The FAMCI, in its plea, raised safety concerns for medical workers in hospitals across the country in the absence of any central law and said that despite years of demanding basic safety measures, medical workers continued to operate in risky environments.

The doctors' body said the Centre should be asked to formulate uniform guidelines to ensure protection for healthcare workers and address gaps in state-level laws.

Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi on Monday said no discussions had yet taken place with JMM leader Champai Soren regarding his potential switch to the BJP.

Marandi noted that Soren, a former chief minister and seasoned politician, would decide his own path.

"No talk was held yet with Champai Soren. He is a seasoned politician and has been part of the separate Jharkhand movement. He will himself decide his own path," Marandi said.

Champai Soren, amid speculations about joining the BJP, arrived in Delhi on Sunday afternoon.

Later he took to social media to express his "bitter humiliation" during his tenure as chief minister, which he said prompted him to explore alternative political paths.

Mentioning Champai's post, Marandi said, "It indicates that he was deeply hurt. He felt humiliated the way he was removed from the CM's post." In his post, Soren recounted being asked to resign during a party legislators' meeting on July 3, which he said hurt his self-respect.

At the same meeting, Champai had announced that a "new chapter in my life is going to begin from today," and outlined three options - retire from politics, form a new political outfit, or seek an ally to move forward with.

"From that day until now, and through the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, all options are open for me in this journey," Soren said.

 Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the proposed Broadcasting Services Bill will require extensive consultations and the government was "very open-minded" to suggestions from all stakeholders in this regard.

The intent is to encourage content creator economy and not discourage it, the minister asserted.

A revised draft of the Bill, circulated selectively by the government, had drawn widespread criticism, particularly from the online content creators’ community which found certain provisions as "draconian".

The Bill was first put in the public domain in November last year and consultations were on with various stakeholders in this regard.

"We are very flexible, we are very open-minded, We want this entire new medium to flourish. We will have very extensive consultations then look at the form and content of the bill," Vaishnaw told reporters here.

He said over the past few years, a new content creator economy has emerged across the country and the government was encouraging this growing segment.

"Our intent is not to discourage it. Our intent is to encourage it. Our intent is that this is giving more opportunities to express, share and create new intellectual property," the minister said.

The selective circulation of the Bill drew criticism from media bodies such as DigiPub and the Editors Guild of India which claimed that digital media organisations and civil society associations were not consulted on the move.

The government said in response that multiple recommendations, comments and suggestions were received including from various Associations.

"In the case of the Broadcasting Services Bill, our thought process is we must encourage new technology, we must encourage new forms of creating content. We must encourage new mediums of sharing content, that will require a huge amount of consultation," Vaishnaw said.

Altogether 20 students hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal tied rakhi to the armed forces personnel stationed at India-China border areas in Sikkim on Monday.

The women, students of a Gangtok-based university, went to Nathu La at an altitude of 14,250 feet and Lungthung (12,500 feet) to celebrate Raksha Bandhan.

The event was organised by the Hemant Yadav Foundation in honour of the Army and Seema Suraksha Bal personnel stationed at these high-altitude locations.

"The students came together to boost the morale of the Indian soldiers who stand guard at the border, far from their homes and families," the Foundation said in a statement.

The participants were excited to meet the soldiers at the border, it said.

"Army officials shared insights into their work, and survival strategies in sub-zero temperatures, and encouraged the youth to consider joining the Indian Army," the statement said.

The Trinamool Congress on Monday demanded that the CBI expedite its probe into the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Senior Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh told reporters that although the investigation by Kolkata Police was progressing well until the probe was transferred to the CBI by the Calcutta High Court on August 13, it is now the responsibility of the central agency to achieve an early breakthrough.

"Recently we filed an intervention application in the Kolkata rape case and the Supreme Court has taken a Suo Motu Cognizance of the matter. In that application, we have highlighted the recent rape and murder cases which have taken place against the women in various states... In our application we have said that in such cases the probe must be conducted through a judicial probe," says advocate Vishal Tiwari.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with the Indian contingent's flag bearer of the 2024 Paralympics, javelin thrower Sumit Antil.

PM says, "You made world records by winning Gold medals in the Tokyo Paralympics and Asian Para Games. How do you get the inspiration to break your own record?"

Sumit Antil says, "I think there is no dearth of inspiration in India. There is Deepak Jhajharia, Neeraj Chopra, and several other athletes who made the country proud before me. More than inspiration, self-discipline and self-motivation have helped me more in breaking world records back to back."

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: “Today, we had a meeting with professionals of the Indian Medical Association, Resident Doctors Association, and Medical Teachers Association. We condemn what happened with the trainee doctor in Kolkata. We demand a speedy trial. Second, we demand ex-gratia to be given to the family of the victim,” says Punjab Health and Family Affairs Minister Dr Balbir Singh during a press conference in Chandigarh.

Another petition was filed in the hearing of the case of murder and rape of a trainee doctor in Kolkata which was to be held tomorrow.

The petitioner also demanded a hearing in the case of the brutality with a nurse in a hospital in Uttarakhand and the rape of a 14-year-old minor at Dehradun bus stand.

It has been said in the petition that in all these cases, the police have been accused of taking discriminatory action and derailing the investigation.

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: CBI team leaves from victim’s residence in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal after interviewing the family members.

Secretary West, MEA, Tanmaya Lal says, "PM Narendra Modi will undertake an official visit to Ukraine later this week on Friday, August 23, on the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This is also a landmark and a historic visit since this will be the first time an Indian PM will be visiting Ukraine in more than 30 years since we established our diplomatic relations. This visit will build upon the recent high-level interactions between the leaders..."

Secretary West, MEA, Tanmaya Lal says, “PM Narendra Modi will be undertaking an official visit to Poland this week on 21st and 22nd August on the invitation of PM Donald Tusk. This is a landmark visit as the PM of India is visiting Poland after 45 years. This visit occurred as we also mark the 70th anniversary of establishing our diplomatic relations...”

Doctors and medical students of the King George's Medical University tied 'black Rakhi' in Uttar Pradesh demanding justice in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case.

Medical staff and students tied 'Rakhi' demanding justice in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case.

Revelation: Abhaya was strangled to death. Postmortem reports strengthen gang-rape.
Three strong pieces of evidence point to gangrape
clear evidence of the involvement of more than one person.

 The BJP on Monday called West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "shameless" and demanded her resignation, alleging that crucial evidence was destroyed at her behest to save the culprits in the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata. It also slammed leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc, including the Congress' Rahul Gandhi, and called them "political vultures", alleging that they "generalised" the trainee doctor's rape and murder by expressing a general concern over such cases reported in different parts of the country, including those in BJP-ruled states.

Junior doctors hold a protest march from Calcutta National Medical College to Kolkata Police Headquarters, Lalbazar demanding justice into the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case.

They are also protesting against the Police summons to two senior doctors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, considered the architect of modern Tripura, on his birth anniversary.

The king ruled Tripura from 1923 to 1947. He was born on August 19, 1908 and died on May 17, 1947.

“I pay homage to the great Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur on his birth anniversary. He played an indelible role in the development of Tripura,” the Prime Minister said in a post on X.

He devoted his life towards empowering the poor and downtrodden and his welfare measures for the tribal communities are widely respected, Modi said.

"Our Government is committed to fulfilling his vision for Tripura's progress,” the Prime Minister said.

Chief Minister Manik Saha while addressing a programme to observe the birth anniversary of Maharaja Birbikram Kishore Manikya in Agartala said it was the Prime Minister who set an example on how to respect Maharajas.

“There was a time when the contribution of Tripura’s Manikya dynasty was overlooked by the erstwhile regime but it was the Prime Minister who started paying respect to the Maharajas who did a lot for the development of the northeastern state”, he said.

Rakshabandhan is being celebrated with traditional fervour across Rajasthan with sisters tying rakhis on their brothers' wrists on Monday.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla celebrated the festival in Kota with women who lost their family members, including brothers, due to Covid-19.

Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari reached the residence of former state president Satish Poonia and tied rakhi to him Rakhi.

Free travel facility was given to women in the state roadways buses on this occasion.

"The free travel facility has been given for women till 11.59 pm on Monday in all categories of buses, except AC, Volvo and all India permit buses, within Rajasthan," an official said.

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra and other leaders extended greetings on the festival.

Senior doctors Kunal Sarkar and Subarna Goswami appeared before the police on Monday afternoon in connection with posts they shared on social media over the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Sarkar and Goswami reached the Kolkata Police headquarters at Lal Bazar leading a march of doctors.

The procession that began at the Medical College, Calcutta, was stopped by the police near Phears Lane-BB Ganguly Street Crossing, and the two doctors were escorted to the police headquarters by senior officers.

They were asked by the police to appear before it for the posts they shared on social media.

Resident doctors of BMC-run Sion hospital on Monday held a silent march to protest attacks on medical professionals.

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The Kerala government on Monday criticized banks for deducting loan installments from the accounts of landslide victims and survivors in Wayanad and called for the loans to be completely written off.

Advocates of Calcutta High Court hold protest march seeking justice for Kolkata woman doctor rape and murder victim and punishment to the accused.

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The Central government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court defending its 2019 law criminalising instant triple talaq.

The affidavit states that the 2019 Act helps in ensuring the larger constitutional goals of gender justice and gender equality of married Muslim women and helps subserve their fundamental rights of non-discrimination and empowerment.

Resident doctors of Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, continue their strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
 

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba hold a bilateral meeting in Delhi

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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose conducts meeting at the Council Chamber with doctors, nurses, members of LGBT group and BJP leaders. He expressed his dissatisfaction about the recent rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata saying that he and the government has failed in ensuring women safety and also expressed hope for betterment of situation.

CBI team arrives at the residence of the Kolkata woman doctor who was raped and murdered, in Sodepur of North 24 Paraganas

Abhishek Manu Singhvi filed his nomination as Congress Rajya Sabha candidate in the presence of Telangana CM Revanth Reddy.

Resident doctors of Northern Railway Central Hospital protest outside Nirman Bhawan against Kolkata woman rape and murder.

On Monday, Governor CV Ananda Bose met with women leaders and doctors at Raj Bhavan to mark Raksha Bandhan. During the event, he assured them of his support in making West Bengal safer for women. In his address, the Governor criticized the state government, claiming that democracy was deteriorating in West Bengal.

Karnataka BJP leaders hold a protest against CM Siddaramaiah over his alleged connection with the MUDA scam.

On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Monday, schoolchildren tied 'rakhis' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

TMC leader Kunal Ghosh arrived at the CBI office, stating, "I am here for personal reasons. I need to provide information as required by a notification before leaving Kolkata, and I have brought the relevant details with me. Additionally, some junior doctors have information they wish to share with the CBI but lack the means to do so. They reached out to me for assistance. If the information is useful to the CBI, the doctors are prepared to cooperate."

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the meeting to review the performance of Public Sector Banks on various parameters, in Delhi, today.  

The meeting is being attended Dr. Vivek Joshi, Secretary, Department of Financial Services along with incoming Secretary M. Nagaraju; and MDs & CEOs of PSBs besides senior officials of Department of Financial Services

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Files Petition in High Court Against Governor's Order to Prosecute in MUDA Scam

Amid the nationwide protest against Kolkata doctor's rape and murder, West Bengal Governor to meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister JP Nadda in Delhi, on Monday. Governor will discuss current situation in Bengal and RG Kar medical College.

Main accused in the Kolkata trainee doctor Rape-Murder case, Sandip Ghosh has reached CBI office for the fourth consecutive day. CBI is interrogating him in the gruesome crime.

Amid the nationwide protest against Kolkata doctor's rape and murder, West Bengal Governor to meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister JP Nadda in Delhi, on Monday.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose says, "Bengal is not a place safe for women. Bengal has failed its women. Not the society but the present government has failed its women folk. Bengal should be brought back to its pristine glory where women had a respectable place in society...Women now are scared of 'gundas' this has been created by the government that is insensitive to this issue..."

On the statement of the deceased doctor's parents in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-death incident, he says, "I respect the sentiments of the mother. The law will take its course..."

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty saw gains in early trading on Monday, driven by buying interest in blue-chip stocks like Reliance Industries and ITC, and strong participation from retail investors.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 287.56 points to reach 80,724.40, while the NSE Nifty increased by 97.65 points to hit 24,638.80.

Former Indian Army Chief General Sundararajan Padmanabhan passes away, in Chennai informed, Indian Army. Before being appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, he was the GOC of Southern Command. He retired on 31 December 2002, after completing more than 43 years of distinguished military service.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the horrific rape and murder of a Kolkata trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College. The CBI is interrogating the prime accused, Sanjay Roy, and has also conducted a psycho-analysis test to assess his mental condition. Probe details reveal that Roy is not cooperating with the investigation. The Supreme Court has now taken suo motu cognizance of the case.

On the night of August 18, 19 students from Adarsh Nursing College's hostel were hospitalized due to breathing problems caused by rat repellent sprayed by the hostel management. Three of the students are in serious condition and have been moved to the ICU, while the remaining students are now in good health. A case will be filed under Section 286 BNS against the hostel management staff responsible for the rat poison, according to S. Girish, DCP of West Bengaluru.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met with West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose in Guwahati on Sunday. During the meeting, Sarma praised Bose for his efforts in upholding constitutional principles amid challenging circumstances.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the nation for Raksha Bandhan through a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Ahead of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) is set to finalize its candidates in meetings scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti will hold one-on-one discussions with senior party members in Srinagar. PDP's senior leader propose that Mehbooba's daughter, Iltija Mufti, be fielded as a candidate from South Kashmir. Additionally, Waheed Para, who previously contested in the Lok Sabha elections from Central Kashmir, is also anticipated to be a contender in the upcoming Assembly polls.

A major road accident occurred in Nashik, Maharashtra, when a container fell into a ditch due to brake failure. The crash resulted in the death of five people on the spot, while four others sustained injuries.

JMM leader Manoj Pandey has warned that Champai Soren's actions could hurt his own political career amid the speculations that he may join BJP.

Zimbabwe Vice President Chiwenga has Arrived in Delhi for CII India-Africa Business Conclave on Monday.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is hosting an investment and cooperation conference. This event is happening while India, a major global economy, is working to increase its investments in Africa.

India is already a top investor in Zimbabwe, especially in the pharmaceutical sector. However, there are many other areas where Indian investments could grow.

Resident doctors of AIIMS and other Delhi Hospitals will be providing free OPD services on the road in front of the Health Ministry at Nirman Bhawan from 19th August, till we are assured of adequate security in hospitals through a Central Protection Act: Resident Doctors Association, AIIMS

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