This Indian woman doctor was raped and murdered and people are demanding justice.
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The 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered in the early hours of Friday, August 9th, inside a government-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Doctors and medical students of Dental Hospitals participate in a protest rally in solidarity with agitating doctors and other medical professionals over the alleged rape and murder of a lady PGT doctor at R G Kar Medical College & Hospital on August 14, 2024 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
On Thursday, August 8th, after working for 36 hours, she had gone to rest in the hospital's seminar room at around 2 am.
Doctors from AIIMS Delhi stage a protest against the alleged Kolkata Doctor Rape case on August 12, 2024 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
The next morning, her colleagues found her semi-naked body in the room.
Doctors hold a poster to protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, at the Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AF
Police said she was bleeding from her eyes, mouth and genital area, and also sustained injuries in other parts of her body.
Doctors hold posters as they strike to protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, at the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP)
Authorities also found a large amount of semen in her body, suggesting that she was likely gang raped, according to local outlet NDTV.
Junior doctors protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, during a candle light demonstration at the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP)
Police used a torn Bluetooth headphone left at the scene to track down and arrest Sanjoy Roy, a 33-year-old police volunteer who had been helping with patients and surgeries at the hospital.
Doctors and medical students, FAIMA (Federation of All India Medical Association) calls for a nationwide shutdown of OPD services from today. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, and Roy will remain in custody for questioning.
Doctors hold posters to protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, at the Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)
The news has sparked nationwide outrage, with thousands of doctors and students protesting and going on strike, demanding justice for the victim, as well as better security measures in healthcare facilities.
Doctors hold posters to protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, at the Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)
Meanwhile, in response to mounting pressure, the medical college's principal resigned but was quickly appointed as the principal of another government medical college, which sparked more protests.
Doctors hold posters to protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, at the Government General Hospital in Vijayawada on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)
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