India, Aug. 13 -- Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested in Odisha on Thursday in connection with the alleged "hurried cremation" of the doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in 2024, police said.

Ghosh, who represented Panihati, was arrested on charges of destroying evidence, criminal conspiracy and forcing a person to carry out an act against their will, news agency PTI reported citing police.

The arrest came after the victim's father filed a fresh complaint at the Khardaha police station on Monday. He alleged that Ghosh was one of three people who had forced the "hurried cremation" of his daughter's body.

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