Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: 12-hour Bengal bandh call; Mamata leads protest

Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case updates: Kolkata witnessed political protests and rallies on Friday, August 16, as the BJP’s women’s wing will hold a candlelight rally to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence demanding her resignation over the rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor and vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Mamata Banerjee also took to the streets on Friday demanding capital punishment for the accused in the trainee doctor’s rape-murder case.
The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), meanwhile, called for a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on August 16 in protest against the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital by a mob and demanding the arrest of all those involved in the rape and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee doctor in the medical establishment.
Mamata Banerjee has announced launching a protest to demand justice for the Kolkata trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at city’s RG Kar College and Hospital. The chief minister also asked the Central Bureau of Investigation, which took over the probe from the Kolkata Police, to “ensure justice within next Sunday”.
The Kolkata Metro Railway on Thursday announced it would run normal services on August 16 when a 12-hour general strike has been called by Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist).
Meanwhile, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6am on August 17 to protest against the incident and the subsequent vandalism at the RG Kar hospital on early Thursday morning.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI)