Kolkata rape: India doctors defy court order to continue strike
Junior doctors in India’s Kolkata are defying a court order to continue protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the city.
The discovery of the body of the 31-year-old woman on 9 August had sparked nationwide outrage.
A hospital volunteer was arrested for the crime, which is now being investigated by a federal agency.
While protests have died down in other parts of India, doctors in Kolkata say they will hold firm until their demands are met.
Protesters have set up camp outside the state’s health department headquarters, voicing five key demands: justice for the victim, the removal of senior police officials, and enhanced security for health workers, among them.
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