New Medical Superintendent Appointed at RG Kar Medical College After Tragic Incident

Following the tragic rape and murder of a female post-graduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, the West Bengal government has appointed Professor Dr. Bulbul Mukhopadhyay as the new Medical Superintendent cum Vice-Principal. Dr. Mukhopadhyay, who is currently a Professor of Physiology at the college, replaces the former Medical Superintendent cum Vice-Principal, who has been transferred to Calcutta National Medical College.

The incident, which occurred on August 9, has led to widespread outrage and protests. The Federation of Resident Doctors Associations (FORDA) has called for a nationwide halt of elective services, including OPD, wards, and elective OT’s, in hospitals on August 12 to support the residents of RG Kar Medical College. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, and Maulana Azad Medical College in the national capital will suspend elective services in solidarity.

The tragic incident has ignited a political storm in West Bengal. On August 10, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee proposed introducing an ordinance or bill for expedited rape trials, criticising the politicisation of the issue. On the same day, a group of doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, held a candlelight march to protest the death of the female post-graduate trainee. Similarly, doctors at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi also protested, demanding a CBI inquiry into the incident. Protesters carried posters and chanted slogans such as, ‘We want a CBI inquiry.’

Congress workers in Kolkata also took out a protest rally for justice on Saturday. Earlier, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul and Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, had called for a CBI investigation into the RG Kar Medical College incident.