KOLKATA: People associated with the TV industry took out a candle march on Sunday against the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder incident.
The brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor on the hospital premises sparked outrage all over the country. The incident shook the entire nation, since then several protests have been staged demanding justice for the victim.
Earlier, the Indian Secular Front (ISF) held a protest on Sunday in the Bhangar region of South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, demanding justice in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case.
The protesters called for the punishment of the culprits and demanded the resignation of West Bengal’s Health Minister.
ISF chief and Bhangar MLA, Pirzada Mohammad Naushad Siddiqui, stated, “We want the culprit to be punished as soon as possible… There is corruption in the health department, and the health system has collapsed… We demand that the health minister resign… If the State government cooperates with the CBI, justice will prevail soon. So we want the Bengal government to cooperate with the CBI… The police are not doing their duty… We are protesting across all constituencies, and we only want her family to get justice… All of Bengal wants justice in the RG Kar case.”
Earlier, CBI officials conducted a polygraph test on the arrested accused, Sanjay Roy, in connection with the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor in Kolkata.
In a related development, Parimal Dey, a teacher from Alipurduar in West Bengal who was honoured with the Banga Ratna award by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in 2019, has decided to return the award in protest against the state government’s handling of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder incident.
The trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9. (ANI)