Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha said on Saturday that doctors protesting against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata are seeking an assurance from the Centre about their security, which should be provided without delay.
BJP leaders including MLA Agnimitra Paul and actor-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly staged a protest on Friday against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Bathinda continued to protest on Friday to demand justice for a woman doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. OPD remained closed in the morning on Friday at AIIMS, Bathinda.
Earlier today, doctors and medical students held a protest at AIIMS Delhi on Tuesday after the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) called for a nationwide shutdown of OPD services from Tuesday in solidarity against the sexual assault and murder of a woman doctor.
The Kolkata Police summoned the Head of the Chest Department of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, for questioning in connection with the rape and murder of a PG trainee woman doctor in Kolkata, sources said on Monday.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday demanded a CBI inquiry into the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a medical college in Kolkata as the Police had initially labelled the case as a suicide before changing it to a murder case.
After a woman doctor was allegedly sexually harassed by a nursing officer in AIIMS, Rishikesh, doctors held a protest and demanded that strict legal action should be taken against the accused.
As per the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sector 20 in Panchkula, Varinder Sharma, "It's unclear whether the incident was a suicide or not. A woman named Poonam Agarwal, who is the wife of Ansal Agarwal, was living in a rented apartment in Sun City."
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into dowry harassment allegations in connection with the death of a 26-year-old woman doctor in Thiruvananthapuram.
The complainant alleged that the man had offered to speak with her on this matter but when she went to meet him, the accused allegedly spiked her drink, following which she lost consciousness and he raped her.
A 40-year-old woman doctor was allegedly stabbed in her clinic in Delhi's Tagore Garden Extension by an unidentified assailant on Saturday, police said.