The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the nation can't wait for another rape and murder for bringing changes on the ground and set up National Task Force to prepare an action plan to prevent violence against medical professionals and providing safe working conditions.
In an official statement, RDA Vice President Deepak said, "We are writing to formally inform you of the conclusion of our strike. The decision comes in light of the government's acceptance of all critical demands put forward by residents of doctor of India."
BJP leader Shahzad Poonawala hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder of the trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata and alleged that the state government tried to suppress the truth, destroy evidence and save the rapist.
Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a National Task Force, which includes Surgeon Vice Admiral RK Sarin; Doctor Nageshwar Reddy and Managing Director Asian Institute of National Gastrology among others and directed them to submit an interim report within three weeks and final report with
Doctors and medical students of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital protested over the rape and murder of the trainee doctor by creating graffiti on the streets in Kolkata on Tuesday. Several messages were written on the streets as the protests entered Day 12.
Following the rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare wrote a letter to the heads of the Central Government hospitals and institutes, including AIIMS/INIs on Tuesday to enhance security measure
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continued its investigation on Tuesday into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The CBI has received permission to conduct a polygraph test on the arrested accused, CBI sources said earlier.
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Union Minister L Murugan strongly condemned the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata and criticised the West Bengal government for "failure" to take action.
Many people in Shimla gathered in front of the Indira Gandhi Statue at Shimla's Ridge in Himachal Pradesh to mark their protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Amid the ongoing investigation and protests following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, Durga Devi, mother-in-law of accused Sanjoy Roy, suggested the involvement of more people in the crime as she said that Roy could not have done it alone.