Kolkata: Panihati MLA Ratna Debnath, the mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, met Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna on Monday. In a separate development, BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya informed Mousumi Koyal, the face of the Kamduni protests, that he would arrange for the victim's mother to meet the CM during the Janata Darbar next Monday.
Debnath's Social Media Post
Debnath announced the meeting in a social media post while taking a swipe at former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. "Today, both Mamata and I are bereaved," she said, adding, "I lost my only daughter... while Mamata lost her seat on the 14th floor (of Nabanna, the CM's office)."
In a stern warning, she stated: "Wait and watch, she (Mamata) and her team of offenders will face a more tragic fate."
Calcutta HC Directive
Debnath's meeting with the CM comes after the Calcutta High Court directed the CBI to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and conduct a fresh and wide-ranging probe into the RG Kar case, with a deadline to submit its report by June 25. Additionally, a few days ago, the Chief Minister ordered departmental inquiries against three IPS officers involved in the probe.
Kamduni Case Appeal
Meanwhile, the state government on Monday filed a special leave petition against the Calcutta High Court's order in the 2013 Kamduni case, where a 20-year-old college student was gang-raped and murdered. The appeal challenges a 2025 High Court order that commuted the death penalties awarded to two of three convicts to life imprisonment and acquitted the third convict.
These developments highlight the ongoing political and legal tensions surrounding high-profile cases in West Bengal, with the victim's family seeking justice and accountability.
