TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar summoned for sharing 'misinformation' about police
Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, has been summoned by the Kolkata Police. The summons is in response to a post on X by Ray, which police claim contains "wrong information" about their investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital. He has been asked to appear at the police headquarters at 4:00pm on Sunday.
Ray's tweet calls for CBI investigation
In his tweet, Ray called for a thorough investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the RG Kar hospital case. "Custodial interrogation of ex-Principal and Police Commissioner is a must to know who and why floated suicide story. Why wall of hall demolished, who patronised Roy to be so powerful. Why sniffer dog used after 3 days. Hundreds of such questions. Make them speak," he said in the tweet.
Kolkata Police refutes Ray's claim about sniffer dog
The Kolkata Police has refuted Ray's claim about the delayed deployment of a sniffer dog in their investigation. In a statement, they clarified that "the information that sniffer dog was sent after three days is completely wrong. Sniffer dog was sent twice, on August 9 and then on August 12." They have issued a notice to Ray under Section 35(1) of BNS for his tweet.
TMC leader criticizes Ray's remarks
Ray's comments have also been criticized by members of his own party. Fellow TMC leader Kunal Ghosh described Ray's tweet as "unfortunate." Ghosh defended the police commissioner, stating that he was doing his job and the investigation was progressing positively. "This kind of post is unfortunate, that too from my senior leader," Ghosh responded to Ray's tweet.
