NEW DELHI — Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services 'indefinitely' on Monday to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.
NEW DELHI — Indian doctors in government hospitals across several states halted elective services 'indefinitely' on Monday to protest the rape and murder of a young medic.The 31-year-old woman's brutalized body was found bearing multiple injuries on Friday in a state-run hospital in West Bengal's Kolkata, where she was a resident doctor.A subsequent autopsy confirmed sexual assault and homicide.
Practicing doctors and medical staff display placards as they take part in a protest against the incident of rape and murder of a young medic in Kolkata, during a demonstration held at a government hospital in New Delhi on August 12, 2024. AFP PHOTOSexual violence against women is a widespread problem in India — an average of nearly 90 rapes a day were reported in 2022 in the country of 1.4 billion people.
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