India, March 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by the parents of the on-duty doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered inside the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last August.

The plea sought fresh CBI investigation in the case in which one accused Sanjay Roy was awarded imprisonment for life by a Sealdah court in January.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna-led bench observed that the victim's parents may pursue the plea before the Calcutta high court, news agency PTI reported.

The CBI had investigated the case after it was handed over to the central agency in September. After the Sealdah court verdict, CBI had gone to the high court to appeal against the sentence. The agency demanded the death ...