West Bengal, India

Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has accused the local police of 'tampering evidence' in the horrific murder-rape case of a trainee doctor in August.  

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Adhikari's allegations come after the arrest of Tala police station officer-in-charge, Abhijit Mondal, by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Mondal is due to be produced in court on Sunday (Sep 15).

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Police directly involved in 'tampering evidence': West Bengal LoP

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Suvendu Adhikari, the LoP of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said, "The arrest of Abhijit Mondal; Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tala Police Station (PS), has established that the Police were directly involved in tampering evidence."

He further stated that the Kolkata police "acted as a stimulant to create lacuna in order to derail the investigation into the Rape and Murder of the RG Kar PGT Lady Doctor."

"The procedural lapses were well orchestrated and closely monitored by the top officials of @KolkataPolice," he alleged. 

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Adhikari also demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying that she doesn’t have any moral authority left to continue in the position.

"@CPKolkata Vineet Goyal should be suspended immediately and Home Minister Mamata Banerjee must resign as she doesn’t have any moral authority left to continue as the head of the Home Dept," he added.

RG Kar ex-principal arrested

This comes after the CBI on Saturday (Sep 14) detained the ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, along with Abhijit Mondal for the delay in registering the FIR in connection with the rape and murder case. The CBI has accused Ghosh of misleading the investigators and hiding the evidence.

(With inputs from agencies)