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New Delhi: The union home ministry has directed state police forces to send situation reports every two hours amid ongoing protests by doctors and nursing staff over the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Starting 4 pm Friday, the police are to send updates via fax, email, or WhatsApp to the MHA control room in New Delhi.
“Regarding two hourly law and order situation reports. The competent authority has desired to monitor the law and order situation report of your state/UT against the murder of a trainee woman doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. Henceforth, a continuous two-hourly law and order situation report in this regard may kindly be sent to the MHA control room,” the notification from the home ministry directed.
On August 9, a postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The following day, a Kolkata Police civic volunteer was arrested in connection with the crime. On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court transferred the case to the CBI.
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