CBI arrests Sandip Ghosh, cop, doctors' protest continues

The former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and the station house officer (SHO) who initially investigated the rape and murder of a trainee doctor have been arrested by the CBI for allegedly misleading investigators and trying to hide evidence. With their actions, the former principal Sandip Ghosh and the police officer Abhijit Mondal allegedly tried to sabotage the investigation into the rape and murder case, which had sparked outrage across the nation.The policeman has been questioned eight times earlier and every time he gave different versions, CBI said. 
The arrests came hours after protesting doctors returned from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's house without meeting her after she denied their request to live-stream the meeting.The medics, however, reached Banerjee's residence with a team of 30 representatives along with two videographers at around 6.40pm. The meeting, however, failed to take off.Banerjee did not allow the protesting doctors' demand for live-stream of their meeting, citing the RG Kar Medical College case is being heard in the Supreme Court.

#WATCH | RG Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder incident | Junior doctors continue their protest for the fifth consecutive night at Swasthya Bhawan, in the Salt Lake area of West Bengal's Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/m3AtnhtkCY

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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and immediate suspension of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal over Mondal's arrest."The arrest of Abhijit Mondal; Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tala Police Station (PS), has established that the Police were directly involved in tampering evidence and acted as a stimulant to create lacuna in order to derail the investigation into the Rape and Murder of the RG Kar PGT Lady Doctor.