NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Sunday took suo motu cognizance of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the case on August 20.
The apex court’s intervention comes after widespread outrage and strikes by doctors across the country, who are accusing the state police of mishandling the case.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest organization of doctors in the country, has spearheaded the call for justice for the murdered doctor. On Saturday, the IMA organized a nationwide strike, halting all non-essential medical services for 24 hours.
On Wednesday night, thousands of women across the country took to the streets to demand justice for the victim, joining “Reclaim The Night” marches.
A postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata while on duty last week.
The semi-naked body of the 32-year-old woman was found on August 9 morning in the seminar hall of the government-run hospital in the West Bengal capital.
A civic volunteer has been arrested in connection with the crime.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of the probe into the case from the Kolkata Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the case on August 20.
The apex court’s intervention comes after widespread outrage and strikes by doctors across the country, who are accusing the state police of mishandling the case.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest organization of doctors in the country, has spearheaded the call for justice for the murdered doctor. On Saturday, the IMA organized a nationwide strike, halting all non-essential medical services for 24 hours.
On Wednesday night, thousands of women across the country took to the streets to demand justice for the victim, joining “Reclaim The Night” marches.
A postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata while on duty last week.
The semi-naked body of the 32-year-old woman was found on August 9 morning in the seminar hall of the government-run hospital in the West Bengal capital.
A civic volunteer has been arrested in connection with the crime.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of the probe into the case from the Kolkata Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation