Bengal Governor to meet Amit Shah today, likely to discuss Kolkata rape-murder case

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose is expected to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah today around 11:30 am.

He is likely to discuss the recent developments in the state after the rape and murder of a Kolkata trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata. According to sources, the Governor is expected to provide detailed information on the current situation in West Bengal.

Protests erupted nationwide, particularly in Kolkata, over the trainee doctor’s rape and murder, with protesters demanding swift action in the case. In Kolkata, protesting university students led the crowds, on August 27, in breaking through barricades set up by security forces to demand the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her handling of the case.

The governor arrived in Delhi yesterday evening for the scheduled meeting.

Last week, Governor CV Ananda Bose also met with President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to brief them on the RG Kar incident and the subsequent events that unfolded in the state.

The body of the woman postgraduate trainee was found in a seminar hall at the hospital on August 9 morning. A civic volunteer, Sanjay Roy, was arrested the next day in connection with the crime.

The Kolkata Police and hospital administration were criticised for their handling of the trainee doctor’s case, with the Supreme Court highlighting the 14-hour delay in filing of the FIR.

The case is now being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation.