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Ex-TMC MLA attacked with eggs day after RG Kar arrest
A mob attacked former TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh with eggs, mud and footwear outside Khardah police station in North 24 Parganas on Friday, a day after his arrest in the RG Kar…
The Story in Brief
A mob attacked former TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh with eggs, mud and footwear outside Khardah police station in North 24 Parganas on Friday, a day after his arrest in the RG Kar hospital doctor case. Police put a helmet on Ghosh to protect him. Co-accused Sanjib Mukherjee was also hit. The third accused Somnath Dey remains absconding.
Ghosh was arrested on charges of destruction of evidence and criminal conspiracy after the victim's father filed a fresh complaint alleging the cremation was forced through to prevent a second autopsy. The Barrackpore Police Commissioner is investigating the hurried cremation separately from the CBI's rape-murder case. Times Now reports that BJP minister Agnimitra Paul questioned whether Mamata Banerjee had a role in directing the cremation.
The Indian Opinion
The attack on Nirmal Ghosh shows public anger at the RG Kar case, but mob justice cannot replace a proper probe. Some are already linking the hurried cremation to Mamata Banerjee without proof, while others dismiss the arrests as political theatre. Both narratives miss the point: the victim's family demanded a second autopsy, and that was denied. The real test is whether the separate Barrackpore Police investigation produces evidence of a cover-up, and who, if anyone, gave the orders.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
