Doctor rape-murder case updates: Mamata Banerjee demands guilty to be hanged, tells CBI to complete probe by August 18

The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) called off its strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata as the union health minister accepted their demands. But medics at AIIMS, the Indira Gandhi Hospital, and other resident doctors' associations will continue their stir until a central law to curb attacks on medical personnel is implemented and a concrete solution found, they said. Later in the day, IMA chief R V Asokan visited the hospital and the victim's family. He said, "If any doctor or the department itself is involved, IMA will not protect them." Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to express his views regarding the incident. He also blamed the Mamata government in a subtle manner by saying, "Attempt to save accused raises serious questions on hospital and local administration." However, West Bengal CM retaliated against all those who were blaming her and said that CPI(M), BJP were trying to organise Bangladesh-like protests to capture power in Bengal. She further stated that she supports CBI for taking over the probe and demanded the guilty to be hanged as soon as possible. On the hand the Kolkata Police also took to Twitter to dispel misinformation surrounding the case. They have clarified that reports of Kolkata Police informing the family about a possible suicide are false. The family confirmed the call did not come from Kolkata Police.