RG Kar Case: Calcutta HC to hear plea for further probe on March 24

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court will hear a petition on Monday, allowing the parents of the young doctor raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to seek a fresh CBI probe into the case.

According to the PTI report, the lawyer representing the parents mentioned the matter before Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, stating that the Supreme Court had asked them to move the designated single bench of the HC with their plea.

Justice Ghosh on Thursday said that the matter will appear in Monday's list for hearing in his court as "to be mentioned".

The parents in their petition have prayed for further probe by the CBI, which was entrusted with the investigation into the rape and murder that happened on August 9, by the HC.

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The court of Justice Ghosh had asked the parents to seek clarification from the SC, the lawyer noted. The clarification was sought since a suo motu matter with regard to the rape and murder was pending before the apex court, he said.

The lawyer further mentioned that the Supreme Court has given the parents the liberty to pursue the petition before this court.

Stating that the matter was extremely urgent, he prayed for an early hearing of the petition, reports PTI.

Directing him to serve notice to the respondents in the matter, Justice Ghosh said the matter will appear in the list for hearing on Monday.

Former civic volunteer Sanjay Roy has been sentenced to imprisonment till the end of his natural life by the Sealdah sessions court after finding him guilty of the rape and murder of the doctor.

The parents of the victim have claimed that there were others involved in the crime and sought that all of those who may be directly or indirectly involved be brought to book.

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