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Ex-TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh held for hasty cremation of RG Kar victim
Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested in Odisha on Thursday for his alleged role in the hurried cremation of a trainee doctor raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical…
The Story in Brief
Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested in Odisha on Thursday for his alleged role in the hurried cremation of a trainee doctor raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in 2024. The victim’s father filed a complaint on August 11 accusing Ghosh, Panihati Municipality councillor Somnath Dey, and neighbour Sanjeev Mukherjee of rushing the cremation to prevent a second autopsy and destroy evidence. Ghosh faces charges of destruction of evidence, criminal conspiracy, and coercion. Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had ordered a separate police probe into the cremation on Sunday, flagging a waived fee and missing family signatures. The new case is independent of the CBI’s ongoing investigation into the rape and murder.
The Indian Opinion
The fresh arrest gives oxygen to narratives that the cremation was a cover-up. Bengal CM Adhikari’s call for a separate probe is being framed as belated justice, but it also risks sidelining the original CBI investigation into the rape and murder. Citizens must watch whether the charges under destruction of evidence lead to any new findings in the main case, or if this becomes a separate political slugfest. The real test will be a second autopsy report, if one was ever possible.
Sources (5): news.abplive.com, newindianexpress.com, indiatoday.in, rediff.com, odishatv.in
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Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources.
