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Crime
Ex-Trinamool MLA Nirmal Ghosh Arrested Over Hastened Cremation of Rape-Murder Victim
✍️ NDTV
🗓 13 Aug 2026, 04:38 PM
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Former Trinamool MLA Nirmal Ghosh has been taken into custody over allegations that he hastened the cremation of a victim in the RG Kar rape‑murder case.
Police arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh on charges of hastening the cremation of a victim in the RG Kar rape‑murder case.
The victim, identified as RG Kar, was murdered in a brutal rape‑murder incident. According to police reports, the cremation of the body was carried out unusually quickly, raising suspicions of an attempt to conceal evidence.
West Bengal police said the arrest followed a thorough investigation that uncovered evidence linking Ghosh to the expedited cremation. The former MLA is being held in custody pending further inquiry.
The case remains under investigation, and authorities have indicated that additional evidence may be examined before any formal charges are filed.
The victim, identified as RG Kar, was murdered in a brutal rape‑murder incident. According to police reports, the cremation of the body was carried out unusually quickly, raising suspicions of an attempt to conceal evidence.
West Bengal police said the arrest followed a thorough investigation that uncovered evidence linking Ghosh to the expedited cremation. The former MLA is being held in custody pending further inquiry.
The case remains under investigation, and authorities have indicated that additional evidence may be examined before any formal charges are filed.