Indian Medical Workers Demand Justice for Kolkata Doctor’s Rape and Murder

Doctors have gone on strike and allege officials tried to cover up the tragedy.

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Doctors, paramedics, and medical students are attending a protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor inside the premises of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, on August 12, 2024 (Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Juggernaut

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August 13, 2024

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1 min

The tragedy unfolded at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on Friday.

Content warning: Mentions of sexual assault and violence below.

A resident doctor, 31, was resting in a seminar room after having dinner with her peers. She had finished a 36-hour shift. Hours later, she was dead. Hospital staff discovered her body.

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