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 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.

Biswas was recently transferred from Burdwan Medical College and Hospital to Kakdwip Hospital in South 24 Parganas district by the West Bengal government. He appeared before CBI officers at their CGO Complex office in Salt Lake area,

The government has approved the hiring of 1,514 additional security personnel, comprising 910 men and 604 women, for 29 hospitals and medical colleges. This initiative aims to strengthen security across all medical colleges in response to the tragic rape and murder of R G Kar.

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

Kolkata’s junior doctors called off their protest, resuming emergency services from Saturday. They will partially rejoin state-run hospitals and focus on medical assistance for flood-affected individuals in Bengal.

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.