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SC questions West Bengal’s Civic Volunteer Recruitment amid RG Kar Hospital Rape-Murder Case

By Jhanak Sharma      15 October, 2024 05:37 PM      0 Comments
SC questions West Bengals Civic Volunteer Recruitment amid RG Kar Hospital Rape Murder Case

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the West Bengal government to provide details of recruitment process of civic volunteers, one of whom is prime accused in R G Kar hospital rape-murder incident.

SC Demands Details on Civic Volunteer Recruitment Process in West Bengal

Taking a dig at the state government's scheme, a bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, said, "It is a nice process of conferring political patronage on unverified persons."

The court asked the West Bengal government to file an affidavit in three weeks in this regard.

The court also asked the state government, which is recruiting over 1,500 civic volunteers for its 'Ratire Sathi' scheme, not to post these persons in hospitals and schools till further orders.

The bench sought to know the details of the legal scheme behind the recruitment of civic volunteers, modalities of recruitment, antecedent verification and the institutions where they would be recruited.

National Task Force Urged to Expedite Work on Medical Safety Measures Post RG Kar Incident

The West Bengal government represented by senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Rakesh Dwivedi claimed the civic volunteers are not doing police duties.

However, the counsel for the other parties countered the submission.

Advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for the parents of the deceased doctor told SC that the civic volunteer who allegedly committed the offence was attached with police deployed at RG Kar hospital and was staying in police barracks, nearby.

During the hearing in suo motu matter, the court also questioned the sluggish pace of work assigned to the National Task Force set up by it to suggest measures for protection of medical fraternity, after the August 9 incident of rape and murder of a PG medical doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

"Why the National Task Force only met on September 9 and not later," the bench asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Union government.

The court said the NTF should hold more frequent meetings and it must expedite the work.

Mehta said the work assigned to the National Task Force is humongous. He said they have collected data from hospital across the country. Over 1700 suggestions were received on improving work conditions, enhancing safety of doctors and improving infrastructure in hospitals.

Mehta also filed the latest status report of the CBI probe, stating that a charge sheet has been filed on October 7 against accused Sanjay Roy.

He also said the CBI is looking into allegations of financial irregularities separately.

The agency is in direct touch with the parents of the deceased and they were being updated on progress of the probe, he said.
 



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