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Kolkata rape-murder: SC-appointed National Task Force to hold 1st meeting on Tue
Updated On: 26 August, 2024 10:24 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The 14 members of the National Task Force, constituted after the Kolkata rape-murder, will develop recommendations to enhance the safety and security of medical professionals in their workplaces. The task force is chaired by the Cabinet Secretary of the Central Government and includes the Home Secretary and several other prominent officials
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Students stage a protest against the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, on Monday. Pic/PTI
The National Task Force (NTF), established by the Supreme Court (SC) in response to the Kolkata rape-murder, will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, said sources privy to the matter.
A 31-year-old trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata was brutally raped and murdered on August 9 in the institute`s seminar hall. The incident triggered massive by doctors across the country. However, in the following days, various groups of professionals as well as common citizens participated in protests, especially in West Bengal. The probe was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the Kolkata Police, which arrested one person in the case. SC took suo motu cognisance of the case and constituted NTF for members of the medical fraternity.
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