RG Kar Protest: Police Clash with Demonstrators, Suvendu Claims Injuries to Victim’s Parents, BJP MLAs

Quick Summary

• on August 9, 2025, parents of the late doctor who was raped and killed at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital a year ago led a protest march to the West Bengal State secretariat (Nabanna) in Kolkata.
• accompanied by BJP leaders and thousands of protesters, the march aimed to mark one year as the crime and demand justice for their daughter.
• The police used baton charges near Park Street to disperse crowds, reportedly injuring the victim’s parents, with her mother alleging assault from officers resulting in broken bangles and injuries.
• Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari claimed that around 100 people sustained injuries during police action, with 18 requiring hospitalization.
• Protesters carried national flags alongside banners demanding justice for the victim and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation.
• Heavy security measures were deployed by Kolkata Police at key strategic locations including water cannons and RAF personnel to control agitators attempting to breach barricades near Nabanna.
• In January this year, Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, was convicted and sentenced for raping and murdering the postgraduate trainee doctor on august 9, 2024; however, her parents allege attempts by Kolkata Police and CBI to shield other culprits involved in torturing their daughter.
• A Calcutta High Court order on August 7 acknowledged citizens’ fundamental right to protest but allowed enforcement of prohibitory orders lawfully while suggesting alternative protest venues.

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Indian Opinion Analysis
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