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The incident drew international attention, resulting in protests by the Indian community in Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom [107] [108] [109] and the United States. [110] [108] Fresh protests were held on 8 September by the Indian diaspora in solidarity with the victim. Demonstrations were held in 130 cities ...
A man has been charged for the rape and murder of a resident doctor during a night shift in India’s eastern city of Kolkata, a crime that ignited nationwide protests about the country’s ...
KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals staged a 24-hour shutdown in protest ...
Doctors and citizens hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the rape and murder of a PGT woman doctor at the government-run R G Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, India ...
The protests have also led thousands of doctors and paramedics to walk out of some public hospitals across India and demand a safer working environment. Sexual violence against women is a widespread problem in India. In 2022, police recorded 31,516 reports of rape — a 20% increase from 2021, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.
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. [18] [19] Ghosh resigned from the post on 12 August.
The Kolkata Police faced nationwide criticism for its handling of the 2024 Kolkata rape and murder and the protests that followed it. In August 2024, a female doctor on night duty at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in North Kolkata was raped and murdered. One civic police volunteer—who had a history of violence against women—was ...
Protests have broken out across India after a medical trainee was found raped and murdered in a hospital in Kolkata. The trainee was a 31-year-old woman, according to reports from the BBC, Reuters ...