Kolkata doctor rape-murder case Live Updates: The Supreme Court has urged doctors, who are on strike, to return back to work and assured that no adverse action will be taken against them. The apex court resumed hearing matters related to the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Thursday. The bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has examined the status report on the probe filed by the CBI and Kolkata police.

What Supreme Court said: During the hearing of the case on Tuesday, after taking suo-moto cognisance of the case, the SC bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud pulled up the West Bengal government and criticised the role of the state police and the former principal of the institution, Sandip Kumar Ghosh. The bench also questioned the role of Ghosh and said it seems there was an attempt to pass off the murder as a suicide.

Latest on CBI probe: The CBI has been interrogating two key individuals — Sanjay Roy, the civic volunteer, who is the main accused, and Ghosh. After taking over the probe from the Kolkata police, the central agency has submitted the 3D scanning of the crime scene, along with documents and video footage, to the top court. The crime scene was recreated several times and samples were collected with the assistance of experts. CCTV footage showing the movement of the accused has also been analyzed.