On Saturday the Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) will hold a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand justice in connection with the alleged murder and sexual assault of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 in Kolkata.
In different states, doctors have been holding protests demanding justice for the victim. The victim’s body was found in the seminar hall of the state-run Medical College and Hospital earlier in the month. The doctors are also demanding better security laws for professionals in the wake of this brutal incident. The sexual assault of the trainee doctor has created massive outrage.
The case has been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the local police following an order from the Calcutta High Court.
Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, at the hospital, has been arrested in connection with the incident.
On Friday, Vice-President FAIMA and a senior resident doctor at AIIMS New Delhi, Dr Suvrankar Datta said in a video message, ‘We are organising a massive peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar on 31 August demanding justice for our colleague in RG Kar Medical College in West Bengal. We will also ask the Central government for a centralised protection act for healthcare professionals to prevent violence’.
He added they wanted to display their show of support for the deceased. He added, ‘Before the Supreme Court hearing scheduled for September 5, I request the doctors to join us at Jantar Mantar from 3 pm- 5 pm. We want to show the world our strength and that we stand united as we ask for justice for our sister. We demand an increase in security in hospitals across the country’.
Meanwhile, on Friday the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Kolkata suspended the membership of former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal, Dr Sandip Ghosh, amid a CBI probe into the incident.
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