December 12th 2024.
According to sources, Vrinda Grover, a senior lawyer, has decided to step down from representing the family of the victim in the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case. The chamber of Grover released a statement stating that they have informed the trial court, where the case is being held, about this decision. As a result, the counsels have been discharged from the case.
In their statement, Grover's chamber explained that due to some intervening factors and circumstances, Grover is compelled to withdraw from the case proceedings. This means that she will no longer be the legal representative for the victim's family. It was reported that the victim's parents had approached Grover's chamber, which includes advocates Soutik Banerjee and Arjun Gooptu, to represent them before the Supreme Court, Calcutta High Court, Sealdah sessions court, and ACJM court.
It is worth mentioning that Grover's chamber provided legal services and representation pro bono to the victim's family since September 2024. They have been diligently representing the victim's family in all courts, including the Sealdah sessions court and the ACJM court, since November 4, 2024. They have also been present for the remand hearings for all dates of production since September 25, 2024.
The statement further revealed that during this period, Grover's team has successfully opposed bail for other accused persons and have recorded the evidence of 43 prosecution witnesses. The case involves the gruesome rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor, whose body was found in the seminar room of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. The post-mortem report confirmed that she was raped and brutally murdered.
Following the public outrage and multiple PILs filed, including one by the victim's parents, the high court transferred the case from the Kolkata Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The parents had requested for an impartial investigation into the death of their daughter.
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