KOLKATA — India's federal police have charged the former head of R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata with tampering with evidence linked to the rape and murder of a junior female doctor, a case that triggered weeks of nationwide protests.
KOLKATA — India's federal police have charged the former head of R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata with tampering with evidence linked to the rape and murder of a junior female doctor, a case that triggered weeks of nationwide protests.Former college principal Sandip Ghosh is already in police custody for suspected graft.The additional charges were made against him in a petition filed on Saturday by the Central Bureau of Investigation before a court, which was seen by Reuters.
Asked about Mondal's arrest, a senior Kolkata police official said: 'We will respond to the charges in court.'The lawyer representing Ghosh could not be immediately reached for comment.The rape and murder of the 31-year-old doctor, whose body was found at the college more than a month ago, set off a wave of protests by doctors demanding greater safety for women in the workplace and justice for their slain colleague.
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