RG Kar case: Suspended doctor faces departmental proceedings, PG admission under scanner
RG Kar Medical College
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Saturday initiated departmental proceedings against a doctor suspended in connection with the rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and also ordered a separate enquiry into his admission to a postgraduate course.
According to a notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department, proceedings have been initiated against the former resident medical officer (RMO) of the Radiodiagnosis Department at Burdwan Medical College, who is currently an in-service postgraduate trainee in General Surgery at IPGME&R, Kolkata, reports PTI.
Governor RN Ravi granted approval for the initiation of departmental proceedings against the doctor, who has remained under suspension since September 2024 under the West Bengal Services (CCA) Rules, 1971.
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"After assessing the seriousness of allegations, it has been decided that Departmental Proceedings need to be drawn up against the said doctor", the notification stated.
The order further stated that a separate enquiry would be conducted into his admission to the postgraduate course through the "Service Quota".
The doctor came under scrutiny following the brutal rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024, which triggered widespread outrage and protests across the country.
Among the allegations levelled against him by junior doctors are fostering a "threat culture", interfering in transfers of doctors, remaining absent from classes for nearly two years, failing to submit reports, and negligence in patient.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Calcutta High Court ordered the formation of a three-member special investigation team (SIT) under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate alleged lapses by the police and the hospital authorities during the initial probe into the RG Kar rape and murder case.
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