Protests continue across India in anger at rape and killing of a trainee doctor
Activists of humanitarian organisations, students of different colleges shout slogan as they participate in a protest rally condemning a brutal rape and murder of a 31 year old post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor inside a government hospital, demanding exemplary punishment of the culprits involved in the crime, in Kolkata, India, August 14, 2024
PROTESTS continued in cities across India today in anger at the killing and rape of a trainee doctor, with medical professionals demanding better and safer working conditions.
Police revealed on Wednesday that the body of the unnamed 31-year-old woman was found last Friday in the eastern city of Kolkata and that a police volunteer had been arrested in connection to the case.
The woman had fallen asleep in a seminar room after a 36-hour shift as there was no designated rest area. Her colleagues discovered her half-naked body, bearing injuries, on the podium.
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