New Delhi, Aug 19, 2024, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

New Delhi, Aug 19: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday the Kolkata rape and murder case.

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will hear the matter after the apex court took suo motu cognisance of the case.

A postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered inside a seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9, triggering nationwide outrage. Doctors from across the country are demanding action against people involved in the case.

A day after the incident, the Kolkata Police arrested a civic volunteer in connection with the case.

The Calcutta High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August 13 to take over the investigation. 

The High Court passed the order acting on petitions filed by the parents of the victim and certain other individuals.

It pulled up the West Bengal authorities for the acts of vandalism at the RG Kar hospital during protests on August 14.