Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra went through the CBI’s status report and said any disclosure would disrupt the probe. “Apart from the principal, SHO is also arrested. So let us wait. we have seen the status report,” the Chief Justice said.
The CBI, the bench said, has replied to the court’s questions, including about the challan that was missing in the last hearing. It is probing if the crime scene was compromised and evidence tampered with. “We have to give CBI adequate time, they are not sleeping. They are required to be given time to unearth the truth,” the court said, according to Live Law
On September 9, the court had asked the protesting doctors to return to duty by the next day. The court had assured that no action would be taken against the protesting doctors if they joined duty by the deadline.
Junior doctors in Kolkata, however, refused to return to duty and continued their agitation. They said the government and the Supreme Court should not forget that this is a “people’s movement” and refused to join work till their demands were fulfilled.
What followed was a series of mail exchanges between the Mamata Banerjee government in Bengal and the junior doctors’ front. The doctors demanded justice for the victim in the rape-murder case and removal of top officials, including the Kolkata Police Commissioner.
After several meetings were called off over differences on whether the proceedings would be videographed, the Chief Minister and the doctors eventually met yesterday and discussed the protesters’ demands.
Following the meeting, Ms Banerjee announced late last night that they had agreed to most of the doctors’ demands. She said Kolkata police chief Vineet Goyal had agreed to resign and Deputy Commissioner of Police, North, Abhishek Gupta would also be removed. The state government has also agreed to remove two senior health department officials.
The junior doctors have said that the state government accepting their demands was a big victory for the agitation that enters its 39th day today. They have, however, said they would rejoin duty only when the government acts on its assurances.
Between the last Supreme Court hearing and this one, a big development is the CBI slapping evidence tampering charge on Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of the state-run college, and the arrest of Tala Police Station officer-in-charge Abhijit Mondal under the same charge.
A postgraduate trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar room of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on the morning of August 9. Medical examination confirmed rape. Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer frequenting the hospital, has been arrested for the heinous crime. The incident shook the nation and sparked massive protests.

The government has approved projects worth Rs 15 lakh crore since returning to power this July, pointed out Union Minister Amit Shah today as he released a report card for the first 100 days of the Modi government’s third term.

Out of this, the government has earmarked Rs 3 lakh crore for infrastructure development. This includes linking about 25,000 villages to road networks at a cost of Rs 49,000 crore. The centre has also decided to expand major roads across the country at a cost of Rs 50,600 crore, the minister said at a press conference.

“A mega port will be built in Wadhwan, Maharashtra at a cost of Rs 76,000 crore, which will be included among the top 10 ports of the world from Day 1,” said the Home Minister.

Mr Shah also highlighted that the government has launched the PM eBus Sewa scheme, removed 31% tax burden via angel tax abolition for startups, and marked 12 industrial zones across India for development.

Speaking about cybersecurity, the minister said 5,000 cyber commandos will be deployed over the next five years to tackle cybercrime.

The Union Home Minister said a PM package of Rs 2 lakh crore has also been announced for the youth. “4.10 crore youth will benefit from this in five years. Our government has also decided to provide internship opportunities in top companies along with allowances and one-time assistance to one crore youth,” he added.

Mr Shah the middle class has also been given a lot of relief in these 100 days. “Now there is no tax on income up to Rs 7 lakh. The third edition of OROP (one rank one pension) has been implemented. 3 crore houses have been sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, out of which 1 crore houses will be built in urban areas and 2 crore houses in rural areas,” said the Union Minister.

He also highlighted the initiatives taken to enhance the air and metro connectivity.

“To promote tourism, we are upgrading the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, Bagdogra in West Bengal, Bihta Airport in Bihar. We are also building new airstrips at Agatti and Minicoy. We have also taken up the projects of Bengaluru Metro, Pune Metro, Thane Integrated Ring Metro and many other metros in these 100 days,” said Mr Shah.

In the agriculture sector, he said the government has distributed Rs 20,000 crore to 9.5 crore farmers in the 17th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Yojana. “So far, Rs 3 lakh crore has been distributed to 12.33 crore farmers,” said the Union Minister.

The government will also set up a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat at a cost of Rs 3,300 crore. The unit will have a production capacity of six million chips per day.

“In the next 10 years, India will become a major player in semiconductors,” asserted the Home Minister.

Other initiatives taken during the first 100 days include eight new railway line projects that will make travel more convenient. The projects will also generate 4.42 crore human-days of employment.

The ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’ has helped over 2.5 lakh home install solar energy systems between June and August 2024.

Dominique Pelicot, 71, is accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her. 

​Dominique Pelicot, 71, is accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her.