The CBI is carrying out two investigations in connection with the alleged rape and murder of the trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Hospital.
One into the rape and murder the other investigating the alleged financial irregularities at the state-run hospital. Several protests broke out in West Bengal over the weekend concerning in connection with the rape and murder.
The demands of these protests ranged from speedy justice to accountability from authorities. The shocking incident came to light on August 9, when the body of the young trainee doctor, bearing severe injury marks, was discovered inside the seminar hall of the hospital’s seminar department.
The next day, the Kolkata Police arrested a civic volunteer, Sanjay Roy, for his alleged involvement in what is now being investigated as a rape and murder case.
On Sunday, members of the television industry, including artists, technicians, and staff, organized a candle march in Kolkata. The march, led by the West Bengal Motion Picture Artists’ Forum, took place in Tollygunge, with participants calling on the Kolkata administration to take responsibility for the incident.6″We are united in demanding justice for the woman. We don’t want to hear anything else; we just want justice,” one protester told ANI.
The Indian Secular Front (ISF) held a demonstration in Bhangar. Protesters demanded that all the culprits be swiftly punished and called for the resignation of West Bengal’s Health Minister, citing corruption and a collapse in the state’s healthcare system.