The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of the probe into the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital from the Kolkata Police to the CBI. The court directed city police to hand over the case diary to central probe agency by this evening, and all other documents by 10 am on Wednesday.

The body of the postgraduate trainee, who was allegedly raped and murdered inside a seminar hall of the state-run hospital, was found on Friday morning. A civic volunteer was arrested in this connection on Saturday. A division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam also urged agitating doctors in the state to call off their ceasework, maintaining that there is a pious obligation on their part to treat patients who come to government hospitals.