Today, the Supreme Court conducted a thorough inquiry into what happened at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital on Day One—following the discovery of the murdered and sexually assaulted 31-year-old doctor's body. And at every turn, the judges uncovered inconsistencies and oddities that were more captivating than any well-known murder mystery.

   The court specifically asked questions focused on three points: The duration of time which occurred between the body's discovery and the filing of the First Information Report; the recognition of the death as abnormal regardless of a postmortem examination; and the sealing of the crime scene after over twelve hours. The judges stated that all of these have come together to form a picture of an extremely tilted investigation.

   The ball was set rolling by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.The senior advocate speaking on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation, started by bringing out contradictions in the West Bengal government's timeline of events. What he alleged "surprised him the most" was the filing of the First Information Report at 11:45 p.m., after the body's cremation.

   The three-judge bench's chief justice, DY Chandrachud of India, showed concern in the police's lodging of a General Diary at 10.10 am, their entry, and their sealing of the crime location at 10.10 pm. What was happening there in all that time?" he said.

  In response, Justice Manoj Mishra questioned how the police could have filed a First Information Report on a suspicious death after the postmortem had been finished on August 9th.

   When the government declared that the unnatural death was initially recorded in the General Diary at 1.45 p.m., the judge questioned about when the investigation started. When the state replied that it was 3.45 p.m., Justice Pardiwala slammed into the police.

"I have never seen such investigation in my 30 years of legal career," he said. "If you filed a case of unnatural death before autopsy, what was the ground? If you have filed an unnatural death case after the autopsy, why did you do so? The autopsy is over and you know the cause of death," he added.Following the break, the court returned to the issue of the delay in filing the FIR.

The body was recovered at 9:30 am. And FIR was filed at 11:30 pm. FIR about 14 hours later! Why was the FIR filed 14 hours late? I can't find any reason for it," Justice Chandrachud said.

Tuhe state has stated that a case of unnatural death is typically filed when there is no official complaint. The court determined that in such situations, the supervisor of the organisation must file an official complaint.

"Why did the Principal not come to file the FIR? Was anyone stopping him? Why was he transferred to another hospital? The court wants to know the reason for all this," Justice Chandrachud questioned again today.

   For a week, the CBI has been interrogating former principal Sandip Ghosh every day. According to the officials, he has not yet been able to provide them with appropriate responses to their questions. The agency has handed in a status report on their inquiry to the highest court today; the report's contents are strictly private.