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[7] [8] The junior doctors in West Bengal undertook a strike action for 42 days demanding a thorough probe of the incident and adequate security at hospitals. [9] The incident amplified debate about the safety of women and doctors in India, and has sparked significant outrage, and nationwide and international protests. [10] [11] [12]
Citizens are taking to the streets in Kolkata, India, on August 14, ahead of the 78th Indian Independence Day, to protest against the rape and murder of a second-year intern doctor in Kolkata.
The killing of the 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was on duty at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, underscored India’s ongoing struggle with violence against women.The woman’s ...
An Indian police volunteer was convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at a hospital in the eastern Kolkata city, a crime which had sparked nationwide protests last year. Sanjay Roy’s ...
The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front (WBJDF) is a representative body of junior doctors working in government medical institutions across West Bengal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It gained prominence through its involvement in advocating for better working conditions, medical infrastructure, and the safety of healthcare workers.
Following the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder incident, a rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor inside the hospital premises, significant agitation came against Ghosh. He was transferred to Calcutta National Medical College as principal but could not join due to large-scale mass protests.
The rape and killing of the trainee doctor at Kolkata city's R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital has also focused rage on the chronic issue of violence against women.
On 30 May 1990, a team of three health officers were returning to Kolkata after inspecting an immunization program in Gosaba. [1] [2] The team consisted of Anita Dewan, the Deputy District Extension Media Officer of the West Bengal Health Department; Uma Ghosh, a senior officer of the Health Department; and Renu Ghosh, a representative of UNICEF's World Health Organization office in New Delhi.