Kolkata rape-murder: Congress workers hold candle march in West Bengal’s Siliguri

Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): Congress workers in West Bengal’s Siliguri on Tuesday organised a candle march as a protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.

The protestors were seen carrying posters demanding justice for rape victims. Many people including youngsters participated in the march that was held on Tuesday evening.

Earlier, doctors of Hyderabad held a candle march and ‘Nukkad Natak’ (street play) on Tuesday.

Speaking to ANI, a protestor said that even though the CBI is investigating the case, there has been a lot of resistance from the state government but the doctors are hopeful of the CBI probe.

Several doctors in Shimla also held a march towards the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat on Tuesday, demanding justice for the Kolkata rape and murder victim.

The top court earlier directed all social media platforms and electronic media to remove the name of the deceased in the RG Kar Hospital case, photographs, and video clips forthwith.

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra noted that the identity of the victim was published on various platforms. The top court said that it is constrained to issue an injunctive order since social and electronic media have proceeded to publish the identity of the deceased and photographs of the dead body after the recovery of the body.

The top court also constituted a 10-member National Task Force to make recommendations on the prevention of violence and safe working conditions for medical professionals.