Kolkata rape-murder incident: "Unforgivable," "shame for entire society," says Trianmool's Shatrughan Sinha

Patna (Bihar) [India], September 10 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shatrughan Sinha on Tuesday condemned the Kolkata rape and murder as a heinous and unforgivable crime, calling it a matter of shame for the entire society.
He also hoped that no family should ever has to endure such a tragedy.
"The incident that occurred is a heinous crime, a matter of shame for the entire society. Such an incident is unforgivable... Our prayers are with the victim's family, and we hope that no family ever has to go through such a tragedy. Now that the matter is in the Supreme Court and the CBI is investigating, is there anything more we should say about this incident? I don't think so," Sinha told ANI.
The brutal rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has sparked widespread protests in West Bengal and across the country. The victim was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
On September 9, the Supreme Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a fresh status report by next week in connection with the murder and rape case.
The incident has also sparked a war of words between the BJP and the state government, with the BJP demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
On September 9, the mother of the deceased trainee doctor accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of lying about not offering financial compensation.
"The Chief Minister is lying. My daughter will not return. Would I lie in her name? The Chief Minister told us that we would receive money and suggested that we create something in our daughter's memory. I responded that I would come to her office to collect the money once my daughter gets justice," the victim's mother told ANI.
Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer at the G Kar Medical College and Hospital, has been arrested in connection with the incident.
On September 2, the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Dr Sandip Ghosh, along with three others, over alleged corruption and financial misconduct at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Ghosh, the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has been remanded to 8-day police custody. The next hearing of the case will be on September 10.
On September 3, amid protests over the Kolkata rape and murder case, the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the 'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) 2024'.
The Bill introduces the death penalty or life-long imprisonment for rape by amending the relevant sections in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the new penal code.
On September 6, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose referred the Aparajita Bill to President Droupadi Murmu for consideration. (ANI)