Ex-head of India's RG Kar College charged for alleged evidence tampering in rape case

FILE PHOTO: An effigy is seen during a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic, inside the premises of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, August 23, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo

KOLKATA (Reuters) - India's federal police have charged the former head of R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata with tampering with evidence linked to the rape and murder of a junior female doctor, a case that triggered weeks of nationwide protests.

Former college principal Sandip Ghosh is already in police custody for suspected graft. The additional charges were made against him in a petition filed on Saturday by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) before a court and which was seen by Reuters.