The doctors have taken the decision to press the Mamata Banerjee government on various demands, including ensuring their safety and security at all medical establishments.
Kolkata junior doctors have written a four page letter to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention in the alleged murder and rape of a doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 in West Bengal city of Kolkata.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting to review the functioning of Health Facilities and improvement of safety, security and patient services in the state.
As one month concluded to the horrific rape and murder of the young trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital, several women in Siliguri lit candles on Monday morning and took the oath to continue the protest against the crime, which took place on August 9 until justice
People from the medical fraternity, activists and local citizens on Sunday formed a human chain in Siliguri to protest against the RG Kar rape and murder case and demanded justice for the victim.
In the latest development in the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case, the family of the victim accused the Kolkata Police of bribing them and said they offered money when they were crying and sitting with the mortal remains of their daughter inside the house.
In West Bengal, BJP called for a '12-hour Bengal Bandh' after Kolkata police resorted to lathi-charge, the use of water cannons and tear gas against the protestors in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally.
Union Minister Lalan Singh held West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responsible for police action on the protesters that took place on August 27, over the murder-rape case at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata.
A team of experts from Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Delhi reached Kolkata for a polygraph test that will be conducted today on former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and others over the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor.
All the documents pertaining to the alleged financial irregularities in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday, police said.