Kolkata Rape, Murder Case Sparks New Tragedy: Bloodied Body Found in Anandapur
In what has come across as a complete shocker, a Murder blood-soaked body of a woman aged 55 years was recovered from a bus in Nonadanga, Anandapur, lying some 12 kilometers from the city of Kolkata.
Bloodied Body Found In Anandapur
The grim find was made on morning, and the woman has been identified as Rehana Begum. She was found with multiple injury marks. She had been traveling with her grandchild, who is yet to be found. Rehana Begum was a resident of Topsia.
The bank employee’s ordeal further continues with the arrest of two individuals: Vicky Shaw, 28, and an identity-veiled, 18-year-old man. Apparently, initial findings point to Shaw as the man behind the murder, claiming that he had stabbed the victim three times and dumped the body on Nonadanga Road.
Protests by the Public
The incident has happened at a time when the state was already simmering with anger that another case of rape and murder of a trainee doctor had taken place in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. It had continued to trigger national outrage, massive protests by medical professionals, intervention by the Central Bureau of Investigation, and even the setting up of a National Task Force by the Supreme Court to ensure the safety of medical professionals.
Further to this, more than 100 women assembled at night in front of the Narkeldanga police station beyond Rehana Begum’s murder and inquired about the whereabouts of the missing child. The group demanded that the details of the case be supplied to them and that justice be done to the victim. This shows that with such incidents, which are on an ever-increasing platform, the community has been anguished and demands that urgent action be taken so that such incidents may be checked.
CBI’s Investigation into the Kolkata Doctor’s Case
Ever since the CBI took over the rape-and-murder case of the trainee doctor, inquiry has been extensive. The following have been quizzed:
Sanjay Roy: Prime accused in the case
Dr. Sandeep Ghosh: Former principal, quizzed six times
Witness: Who first saw the body
Victim’s Parents: For information related to the case
Assistant Superintendent: He has called up the victim’s parents twice.
Ex-Head of Department of Chest-Thoroughly interrogated for any relevant information.
Colleagues of the Victim – Four guys who had their dinner with the victim.
Three forensic doctors– did the postmortem of the body.
ASI Arup Dutt – Interrogated twice on his relationship with Sanjay Ray.
Four Security Guard -Interrogated the officers regarding the duty timings on the night.
Eye Witness – He had seen Sanjay Ray on the night of August 8 afterwards he had asked for help.
Area Police Officers- that is, the police officer in charge of Tala police thana, one Sanjiv Mukharjee.
Hospital Staff – staff that had access or came in contact with the woman.
Construction Workers – worked on the renovation of the particular facility where the woman was admitted.
Supreme Court’s Rebuke of Investigation
Expressing deep concern at the handling of the Kolkata rape and murder, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that the investigative lapses amount to putting a question by the authorities. The top court has come down harshly on the authorities for handling the case and not furnishing SATISFACTORY replies on its progress.
The court noted that there was a delay of fourteen hours in registering the FIR for the murder case but it was long before the delay of the autopsy. The Supreme Court directed the state government to ensure that an accountable police officer was present in court for the next hearing to report on these aspects.
Implications and Next Steps
The probing of the murder case of Rehana Begum and the rape-cum-murder of the trainee doctor itself continues to show not just a deeply troubling crime, but also concerns about the efficacy and effectiveness of policing seriously. The fact that the CBI and the Supreme Court are overseeing the investigation is indicative of enhanced judicial scrutiny of investigative processes.
As the legal and investigation process becomes lengthy, emphasis will be posed on seeking justice for the victims and doing away with the systemic issues now brought out to light. The demand for accountability from the public and the judiciary response will drive home the cases’ outcomes and faith in the judiciary again.
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