Kolkata, India

A Kolkata court on Friday (Aug 13) denied the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the permission to conduct a narco test on the prime accused of the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case. The CBI wanted to extract more information from Sanjay Roy by placing him in a semi-conscious state, but the court refused to grant approval.

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Earlier on Thursday, the CBI gathered dental impressions and saliva samples from Roy to compare with the bite marks found on the victim’s dead body. The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) is aiding the federal investigative agency in tracing and analysing key evidence linked to the crime.

Agitating doctors demand president’s, PM’s intervention

Meanwhile, junior doctors in the Indian state of West Bengal, who have been demanding justice for the victim, wrote a four-page letter to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her urgent intervention in the case.

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The copies of the letter were also dispatched to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Union Health Minister JP Nadda, urging support from the Centre.

The demand comes amidst the ongoing impasse between the state government, led by CM Mamata Banerjee, and the medics.

"We humbly place the issues before your esteemed excellency, as the head of state, so that our unfortunate colleague who has been the victim of the most despicable crime shall receive justice, and so that we, the healthcare professionals under the West Bengal Health Department, may be able to discharge our duties to the public without fear and apprehension," the letter read.

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"Your intervention in these trying times will act as a beacon of light to us all, showing us the way ahead out of the darkness that surrounds us," stated the letter.

They continued their protests on Friday as they refused to meet the CM a day before, given some of their demands were rejected by the officials. The doctors wanted to live-stream their meeting with CM Mamata for transparency but the state government termed the demand ‘non-feasible.’

CM Banerjee later urged the agitating doctors to return to work, and said that she is “ready to resign for the sake of the people.”

(With inputs from agencies)