# Ex-TMC MLA arrested for forced cremation of RG Kar rape victim 2026-08-13T08:34:30+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 4 independent outlets Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested in Odisha on Thursday over the alleged hurried cremation of the doctor raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024. The victim’s father filed a fresh complaint at Khardah police station, accusing Ghosh and two others of destroying evidence and forcing the cremation without family consent. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered a separate probe by the Barrackpore Police Commissioner after a memorial programme on August 8. According to police, the 31-year-old doctor’s body was taken to a Panihati crematorium and cremated ahead of two other bodies in the queue. Signatures on consent documents are alleged to be those of neighbours, not the family. The CBI is independently probing the rape and murder, in which one person has been convicted and the matter is before the Calcutta high court. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - ndtv.com - ndtv.com - hindustantimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: CBI, cremation, Kolkata, Nirmal Ghosh, RG Kar case, TMC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ex-tmc-mla-nirmal-ghosh-arrested-in-rg-kar-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ex-tmc-mla-nirmal-ghosh-arrested-in-rg-kar-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.