Will hand over doctor murder case to CBI if police fails to solve case by Sunday: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will hand over the RG Kar hospital doctor murder probe to the CBI. Banerjee adds she wants the case to be tried in a fast-track court.

CM Mamata Banerjee said her government will hand over case to CBI, if police fails to solve case by Sunday (Image source: Wikimediacommons)

Press Trust of India | August 12, 2024 | 02:27 PM IST

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government will hand over the RG Kar hospital doctor murder probe to the CBI if police fails to solve the case by Sunday. Banerjee also said she wants the case to be tried in a fast track court. “If the police are unable to solve this by Sunday, we will hand over the case to the CBI. However, the success rate of the central probe agency is very low,” Banerjee told reporters here after visiting the residence of the deceased doctor.

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The body of the woman post-graduate trainee, who was allegedly raped and murdered inside a seminar hall of the hospital, was found on Friday morning. A civic volunteer was arrested in this connection on Saturday.

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