Kolkata rape-murder: Ex-RG Kar principal, Tala police station in-charge arrested

The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI on Saturday arrested Sandip Ghosh the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital along with Abhijit Mondal the officerincharge of Tala police station in connection with the Kolkata rapemurder case news agency ANI reportedSources revealed that CBIs special crime branch arrested Mondal owing to his delayed registration of the first information report FIR regarding the case while Ghosh was taken into custody for allegedly misleading the investigation and delaying the declaration of the victimrsquos death thus hindering the casersquos progressJunior doctors protesting over the Kolkata rapemurder incident at Swasthya Bhavan celebrated the arrests with many seen singing at the protest site A junior doctor stated We have long demanded the arrest of Sandip Ghosh and Abhijit Mondal for their involvement in tampering with the evidence We are happy that CBI has taken action They should arrest others involved in the tampering as wellEarlier in the day a delegation of junior doctors met with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee but the meeting ended without resolution for the second time The doctors demanded the live streaming of their discussions a request denied by the Chief Minister citing that the matter is sub judiceBanerjee explained that live streaming could not be allowed due to the ongoing Supreme Court proceedings related to the Kolkata rapemurder case However she assured the doctors that a recording of the meeting would be provided to themI assure you the meetings recording will be made available Please accept my request and participate in the meeting If you do not wish to attend at least come inside for tea before leaving Banerjee urgedDoctors meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee ends without resolutionThe Chief Minister CM also addressed the doctors standing outside her residence in the rain explaining that she had been waiting for them and reiterating her inability to allow live streaming There is a case in the Supreme Court so live streaming is not possible However I assure you that the recording will be given to you she said requesting them to join the discussionBanerjee expressed disappointment at the standoff noting that this wasnrsquot the first time the issue of recording had been raised I have explained before that the recording cannot be provided today We cannot meet all demands she addedThe impasse has resulted in a deadlock with junior doctors refusing to engage in the meeting unless live streaming was permitted At the time of reporting 12 junior doctors had left the meeting to reiterate their demandBanerjee had earlier visited the protest site at Swasthya Bhawan in Salt Lake urging the agitating doctors to resume work and assuring them that their concerns would be addressedThe Kolkata Police have since installed CCTV cameras at the protest site to ensure security as the junior doctors continue their protest demanding justice for the trainee doctor and calling for better safety measures in medical institutions Despite the Supreme Courtrsquos directive for doctors to return to work by Tuesday the protests have continuedJunior doctors previously criticised the Chief Minister for denying their request for a live broadcast of the meeting They argued that live telecasting is commonplace for parliamentary sessions and other administrative gatherings and felt their request was justified Additionally they expressed frustration over being prohibited from bringing electronic devices into the meeting which prevented them from recording the proceedingsThe case involves the rape and murder of a secondyear postgraduate medical student inside the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College on August 9 which has since sparked widespread protests among the medical fraternity in West BengalWith ANI inputs