Kolkata Doctor Death: IMA Announces Nationwide Withdrawal Of Services After Vandalism At RG Kar Hospital
Kolkata Doctor Rape, Murder LIVE Updates: Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates in the case of rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal's Kolkata.
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RG Kar Doctor Death LIVE Updates: Hello and welcome to the Live blog brought to you by ABP Live. Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates in the case of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in West Bengal's Kolkata. Unidentified miscreants entered the premises of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata shortly after midnight on Thursday and vandalised portions of the medical facility, where the body of a woman doctor was found last week. Several videos of the incident surfaced on social media, where unknown hooligans can be seen storming into the RG Kar Medical College premises and disrupting the peaceful midnight protest against the August 9 murder and rape of a trainee doctor and vandalising the vehicles, and public property, forcing security officials to disperse the mob.
According to the police, a group of nearly 40 people, allegedly disguised as protestors, entered the hospital premises, vandalised property and pelted stones at police personnel prompting them to fire teargas to disperse the mob. A police vehicle and a few two-wheelers at the spot were also damaged in the incident, they said. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari has alleged that the vandalism was carried out by "Trinamool National Congress (TMC) goons" sent by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The BJP has also demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the vandalism at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where junior doctors are protesting the alleged rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee last week.
The semi-naked body of the 32-year-old woman was found on August 9 morning in the seminar hall of the government-run hospital in the West Bengal capital. A civic volunteer has been arrested in connection with the crime. The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of the probe into the case from the Kolkata Police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Stay tuned for all the latest updates pertaining to the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case.
IMA Announces Nationwide Withdrawal Of Services After Vandalism At RG Kar Hospital
After the brutal crime in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the hooliganism unleashed on the protesting students on the eve of Independence Day, the Indian Medical Association declares nationwide withdrawal of services by doctors from 6 AM on Saturday to 6 AM Sunday, for 24 hours.
"All essential services will be maintained. Casualties will be manned. Routine OPDs will not function and elective surgeries will not be conducted. The withdrawal is across all the sectors wherever modern medicine doctors are providing service. IMA requires the sympathy of the nation with the just cause of its doctors," IMA said.
After the brutal crime in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the hooliganism unleashed on the protesting students on the eve of Independence Day, the Indian Medical Association declares nationwide withdrawal of services by doctors of modern medicine from 6 am on… pic.twitter.com/O3J4Gpvpa3
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2024
Kolkata Doctor Death Case: Doctors Stage Protest At Safdarjung Hospital In Delhi
Doctors staged a protest at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi in support of the woman doctor who was sexually assaulted and murdered in RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata.
#WATCH | Delhi: Doctors staged a protest at Safdarjung Hospital in support of the woman doctor who was sexually assaulted and murdered in RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/y3mjX4lwVo
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2024
Kolkata Doctor Death LIVE Updates: 'If This Can Happen Inside So-Called Safe College Campus Then..' DMA State Secretary
On the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case, Delhi Medical Association state secretary Dr Prakash Lalchandani said: “This incident is even more horrifying than the Nirbhaya case. In this case, the victim's doctor was in the so-called safe college campus. If this can happen inside the college, then there’s definitely a need to think about this.”
VIDEO | Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: “This incident is even more horrifying than the Nirbhaya case. In this case, the victim doctor was in the so-called safe campus of college. If this can happen inside the college, then there’s definitely a need to think about this,” says… pic.twitter.com/nURmu7IRPX
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 15, 2024
Kolkata Doctor Death LIVE Updates: 'Done By TMC To Save Someone', Says BJP's RP Singh On RG Kar Vandalism
On the RG Kar hospital vandalism, BJP leader RP Singh said: "If this is done by the BJP and the Left, then she (West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee) should resign immediately. She is the state's Home Minister, and the local intelligence (department) comes under her jurisdiction. If it has failed, it is her responsibility, and she has no right to remain the CM. Actually, this was done by her party only because they are trying to save someone."
VIDEO | RG Kar hospital vandalism: "If this done by the BJP and the Left, then she (West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee) should resign immediately. She is the state's Home Minister, and the local intelligence (department) comes under her jurisdiction. If it has failed, then it is her… pic.twitter.com/G397qKemoL
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 15, 2024
Kolkata Doctor Death LIVE Updates: Tala Police Station In-Charge Abhijit Mondal Reaches CBI Office
Tala Police station in-charge Abhijit Mondal reached the CBI office in Kolkata in connection with the RG Kar doctor's death case.
VIDEO | Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Tala Police station in-charge Abhijit Mondal reaches CBI office in Kolkata.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 15, 2024
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/dv5TRARJn4) pic.twitter.com/glDrZdRU41