Protest continues as doctors awaits justice in Kolkata rape and murder case

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] August 21 (ANI): Doctors continue their protest in Kolkata over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Doctors from the National Institute of Homeopathy could be seen holding banners and hollering slogans, demanding justice for the second-year PG graduate who was raped and murdered in the seminar hall of the college on August 9.

On Wednesday morning, After the Supreme Court constituted a National Task Force that will make recommendations on the prevention of violence and safe working conditions for medical professionals, the Resident Doctors’ Association of AIIMS, New Delhi, extended its sincere gratitude to the apex court.

In a press release, the Resident Doctors’ Association of AIIMS, New Delhi said that they will provide OPD services from Jantar Mantar to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to patient care

“The Resident Doctors’ Association of AIIMS, New Delhi, extends its sincere gratitude to the Supreme Court for its Suo Motu Cognizance and recent verdict concerning RG Kar MC&H and related issues. We appreciate the Court’s attention to the pressing issues affecting our healthcare professionals,” the release said.

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

The top court also 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.