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The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.
According to the cause list of August 20 uploaded on the Apex Court website, a bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud is scheduled to hear on Tuesday (August 20, 2024), a matter titled ‘In Re: Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata and related issue’.
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The Calcutta High Court recently transferred the probe from the Kolkata Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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The rape and murder of the junior doctor at a seminar hall of the state-run hospital have sparked widespread protests.
