The report suggests that the victim was subjected to manual strangulation and smothering, which caused her death.

The apex court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, will hear the case on August 20, according to the court's cause list.

The letter condemns the “brutal rape and murder of an on-duty female doctor” at the hospital and the “inaction” of the West Bengal government in its response to the incident last week.

The incident, which occurred on August 9, has sparked widespread outrage, with calls for swift justice echoing across both nations.