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| Date | August 9, 2024 |
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| Location | RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Cause | Murder (rape and assault) |
| Participants | Postgraduate trainee doctor (victim) |
| Outcome | Ongoing investigation |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Arrests | 1 (as of initial reports) |
Incident
Disha (changed name to protect the identity) , a d postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, was found dead on August 9, 2024. Her body was discovered in a seminar hall on the college campus, and an autopsy confirmed she had been sexually assaulted and murdered. This incident has sparked significant outrage and protests, leading to demands for a thorough investigation.
Aftermath
This incident sparked a great outrage amongst the nation-wide doctors who have threatened to halt services
West Bengal
On 10th August , hundreds of junior doctors and paramedics from the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, Calcutta National Medical College , Medical College and Hospital, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital as well as the government-run medical colleges outside of the city like the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital and other exempted themselves from their duties and protested for the safety of the medical institutions in the state. It was subjected to a heavy deployment of police and sparked dissatisfaction amongst the OPD patients who were deprived from the medical services as the protestors owed.
References
- "RG Kar doctor death: Post mortem confirms sexual assault, 1 arrested; doctors association threatens shutdown unless…". livemint. 10 Aug 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- "Body of female post-graduate trainee doctor found in prominent Kolkata hospital". PTI. Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Sengupta, Sulagna. "Junior docs call for statewide strike after student raped, murdered in Kolkata medical college; one suspect held". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Bhattacharya, Ravik; Sengupta, Atri. "Kolkata woman doctor death: Junior doctors cease work in government-run medical colleges and hospitals in Bengal". Indian Express. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- Som, Moyurie (2024-08-11). "Kolkata doctor rape, murder case: Massive protests erupt across medical colleges in West Bengal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- Telegraph India. "Doctors erupt in shocked city, civic cop held for 'rape & murder' of young doctor at RG Kar".