As per CBI, Dr Birupaksha Biswas was seen at the hospital on August 9 – the day of the crime – despite no official engagement there.

The CBI has approached the court for permission to conduct narco analysis on former principal Sandip Ghosh and a polygraph test on ex-Tala PS OC Abhijit Mandal. Both are involved in the rape-murder conspiracy of an R G Kar PGT doctor.

The doctors have been protesting since August 9 when the body of a woman medic was found at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, demanding justice for the deceased doctor as well as removing key officials from their posts alleging their involvement in the case.

Junior doctors protesting the rape-murder of a colleague at RG Kar hospital ended their 42-day 'cease work' on Friday, announcing partial resumption of duties in essential services after a march to the CBI office following a week-long demonstration outside the state health department's headquarters. Read more

In contrast, the doctors have consistently sought live streaming of the meeting, as a means to bring transparency to the proceedings.

For the first time in the 41 days since the junior doctors' agitation began on August 9, a significant portion of the protesters believes that returning to work while still demanding justice for their colleague’s tragic death at RG Kar Medical College is the best course of action.