Kolkata Doctor Rape, Murder Case: Supreme Court Constitutes 10-Member Task Force For Doctors’ Safety

Supreme Court appoints a task force comprising of doctors in the Kolkata case hearing

By Meghna Rajpal Updated August 20, 2024 3:43 PM

Kolkata Doctor Rape, Murder Case: Supreme Court Constitutes 10-Member Task Force For Doctors’ Safety

On Tuesday, the Indian Supreme Court took suo moto cognizance of the rape and murder case in Kolkata involving a trainee physician from RG Kar Hospital. The Kolkata Police and the management of the RG Kar Hospital were called into question by the bench, which was made up of Justices DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra. In addition, the bench mandated that the CBI report to the bench on Thursday on the status of the central agency’s investigation.

The incident, according to India’s Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has exposed the inadequate safety standards that affect women workers in India, including doctors. He went on to say that proposals for enhancing the safety of doctors’ working conditions, particularly for women, will be made by a national task team made up of medical professionals from throughout the nation and appointed by the bench.

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The hearing on the subject was scheduled for August 22. The supreme court further ordered that all medical professionals who had stopped working following the 31-year-old doctor’s rape and murder in Kolkata return to their jobs as soon as possible. In the meantime, the CJI-led bench directed the CISF to ensure security at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata so that physicians may resume their duties.

Here is the list of members from the National Task Force-

Surgeon Vice Admiral R Sarin
Dr D Nageshwar Reddy
Dr M Shreenivas
Dr Pratima Murty
Dr Goverdhan Dutt Puri
Dr Saumitra Rawat
Prof Anita Saxena, Head of Cardiology, AIIMS Delhi
Prof Pallavi Sapre, Dean Grant Medical College Mumbai
Dr Padma Srivastava, Neurology dept, AIIMS

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First Published: August 20, 2024 3:43 PM

Meghna Rajpal

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