Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Junior doctors, medical students at AIIMS Mangalagiri in Andhra stage protest
Aug 16, 2024
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 16 : Junior doctors and medical students at AIIMS Mangalagiri in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district staged a protest on Friday amid the nationwide uproar over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata.
The medical students also performed a street play as a mark of protest.
Senior Resident Doctor at AIIMS Mangalagiri, Dr Sreeja requested the CBI to conduct a transparent investigation.
"On the eve of Independence Day, protesting doctors at RG Kar faced mob attacks and also police attacks. The hospital was vandalised and evidence was erased. In condemnation of this, we are protesting here. It's not just a crime against doctors. It's a crime against women and humanity. We request the CBI to conduct a transparent investigation. The victim's family should receive adequate compensation. We also demand a Central Protection Act for all healthcare workers," she said.
Doctors and medical students of the AIIMS Delhi earlier demanded a Central Protection Act for healthcare workers. AIIMS Delhi doctor Kumar Kartikay said that they will not step back till they get an assurance that action will be taken in the matter.
Medical professionals at Chandigarh PGIMER also continued their demonstration on Friday. The doctors have stated that the protest will continue till justice is delivered.
The Resident Doctors Association, Government Medical College in Amritsar, Punjab has announced the suspension of all non-essential and elective hospital services, including Out Patient Departments, operating theatres and wards, beginning on August 16 and continuing until further notice.
A post-graduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and killed in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. The CBI has taken over the case and an investigation into the matter is underway. The opposition BJP has accused the ruling TMC of a "cover-up" in the matter.
