Overview
- State authorities extended the suspensions of Vineet Kumar Goyal, Abhishek Gupta and Indira Mukherjee by 120 days on Monday to allow disciplinary proceedings to continue without outside pressure.
- The three officers were first suspended on May 15 after the new state government reopened files on the August 2024 rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College.
- A CBI‑led Special Investigation Team is actively re‑probing the case and has recorded statements from Gupta and Mukherjee and questioned individuals including former MLA Nirmal Ghosh and the crematorium in‑charge.
- Investigators are explicitly reviewing early scene handling, the sequence of events around the cremation, and whether any directives from political figures affected the original police probe.
- The lone convicted accused, Sanjay Roy, is serving a life sentence but the victim’s family has maintained others were not properly investigated, and the renewed inquiries could lead to fresh charges or administrative penalties.