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Doctors strike in India after rape and murder at state-run hospital



Medics demand better safety measures as ‘civic volunteer’ arrested after attack on female trainee doctor in KolkataDoctors in government hospitals in several Indian states have gone on strike in a protest after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata on Friday.The 31-year-old woman was attacked at the state-run RG Kar Medical College, where she was a resident doctor, after she had gone to get some rest in a seminar room following dinner with colleagues. Her brutalised body was found bearing multiple injuries and a subsequent autopsy confirmed sexual assault and homicide. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/12/doctors-strike-in-india-after-and-at-state-run-hospital

Author : Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

Publish date : 2024-08-12 10:51:49

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