9 september 2024 : On Monday, senior advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court that 23 people have died due to a doctors’ strike that followed the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital in August.
Sibal, representing the West Bengal government, informed the court that the state has submitted a status report on the investigation. However, the Solicitor General mentioned he had not yet received the report. The Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and including Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, reviewed the report submitted in a sealed envelope.
The Centre has urged the court to address the West Bengal government’s alleged failure to provide necessary support to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is responsible for security at the hospital. The Union Home Ministry’s application criticized the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government’s alleged lack of cooperation and requested that the court direct state authorities to fully support the CISF.