West Bengal not providing logistical support to CISF personnel at Kolkata hospital, Centre tells SC
The court directed Central Industrial Security Force personnel to be deployed at the hospital after a mob vandalised the premises on the night of August 14.
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The Centre has moved the Supreme Court demanding that the West Bengal government be directed to provide logistical support to Central Industrial Security Force personnel guarding Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, PTI reported
The Supreme Court issued orders on August 20 and August 22 for Central Industrial Security Force personnel to be deployed at the hospital, taking note of allegations that state police personnel “ran away” when a mob attacked a protest site there on the night of August 14. A group of citizens had gathered at the hospital to protest the rape and murder of a junior doctor, whose body was found on the institute premises on August 9.
The Union government on Tuesday accused the West Bengal government of “wilful non-compliance” in providing basic infrastructure for the central forces deployed there, ANI reported.
“The CISF personnel deployed at RG Kar Hospital are facing severe difficulties due to the lack of accommodation and basic security infrastructure,” the Union home ministry told the court. “The troops are presently staying at CISF Unit SMP, Kolkata despite the constraints being faced by the accommodating unit.”
The Centre further told the court that the travel time from the CISF unit to the hospital was nearly an hour, making it difficult for the force to...
