00:00A crime most heinous, a protest most justified.
00:28A governance most shocking.
00:39The sordid saga of apathy in this shocking story of a young doctor's brutal rape and
00:44murder at Kolkata's R.G.Kar Medical College.
00:48A case that has not only shaken the nation, but also exposed the horrifying extent of
00:54a cover-up attempt by the West Bengal government and police.
01:02So much so, that the apex court of the land, the Supreme Court of India, had to take suomoto
01:07cognizance of the matter, only to belt out stern condemnation of the handling of this
01:13case in the strongest terms.
01:20The court said West Bengal government had a lackadaisical approach in handling the case
01:25and expressed disbelief at the vandalization of R.G.Kar hospital.
01:31The court clearly said it was the police's duty to secure the crime scene round the clock.
01:37The list of Supreme Court's grievances is long.
01:44But there are so many unanswered questions too.
01:54A case that started with a young doctor being found dead in suspicious circumstances, quickly
02:00labelled as a suicide by the very people responsible for her safety.
02:04But as the facts started to surface, it became clear this was no suicide.
02:10It was a brutal rape and murder, covered up with shocking efficiency.
02:21From the very beginning, the signs were there.
02:24The college principal's disgraceful attempt to pass off the incident as a suicide and
02:30the alarming delays in filing an FIR.
02:34All the while, the victim's grieving parents were denied access to their daughter's body,
02:40left to agonize as the truth was buried deeper with each passing hour.
02:58And where was West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee?
03:02Instead of addressing the horrific crime, she was out on the streets, leading protests.
03:12Protests not for justice, but against her own administration's failures.
03:17A move that many have labelled a political stunt, designed to distract rather than deliver
03:23justice.
03:25This incident took place in the middle of the CM's term.
03:28He delayed it for five days, then the High Court intervened and transferred the matter
03:31to the CBI.
03:32Now that he has taken five days, he is protesting against himself.
03:37We have no words to say, we have come here to support, at least justice will join us.
03:42The situation took a sinister turn as night fell.
03:46Peaceful protests by doctors were disrupted by a mob, hooligans, energetically linked
03:52to the ruling party, the TMC.
03:54The aftermath?
03:55A chaotic riot that conveniently destroyed crucial evidence and a police force that did
04:01little to secure the crime scene.
04:04CCTV footage even points to TMC councillors' involvement raising the spectre of a state-sanctioned
04:11cover-up.
04:12But the questions don't end here.
04:16Why was there sudden maintenance work in the department where the crime occurred?
04:21Who ordered the three-hour delay in showing the victim's body to her parents?
04:26And who is truly behind this horrific crime?
04:29The arrested suspect, Sanjay Roy, is believed to be just a pawn.
04:34Is there a larger conspiracy at play?
04:36A medicine mafia pulling the strings?
04:48It's totally wrong.
04:50There has to be some sort of action.
04:55They don't want the public to know.
04:57That's why they killed the girl.
05:00The Supreme Court's stern rebuke of the West Bengal government and police speaks volumes.
05:06This is not just a case of a horrific crime.
05:09It's a case that has exposed deep flaws in law enforcement and governance in the state
05:15of West Bengal.
05:16A litmus test for Mamata Banerjee's leadership and one that many believe she has already failed.
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