Kolkata rape-murder: Supreme Court to continue hearing suo motu case today | What we know so far

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Hearing to resume as junior doctors vowed to protest till the offer by the state government materialise..

Amid unrelenting protests by the junior doctors in Kolkata, the Supreme Court on Tuesday, September 17, will resume its suo motu hearing over the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate doctor inside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in the city on August 9.I)..

Senior lawyer Indira Jaising will represent the West Bengal Junior Doctors Forum (WBJDF) at the Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday, news agency IANS reported..

The West Bengal Junior Doctors Front refused to heed the directions of the Supreme Court and vowed to continue their cease-work protest until their demands are met by the state government..

The ruling Trinamool Congress government had been urging the junior doctors to resume their duties claiming over 7 lakh out-patient services have been affected in the state due to unrelenting protests..

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