New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.

According to the cause list of August 20 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a matter titled 'In Re: Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata and related issue'.

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The Calcutta High Court recently transferred the probe from the Kolkata Police to the CBI.

The alleged rape and murder of the junior doctor at a seminar hall of the state-run hospital has sparked widespread protests.

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