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Hundreds of protesters have been arrested in India after mass demonstrations over the rape and murder of a doctor.<\/p>\n

More than 1,500 people have been detained in the state of West Bengal, where the crime took place, during the days-long protests<\/a><\/strong> by doctors and women’s groups who have been calling for better protection.<\/p>\n

Richa Garg, a doctor who was part of the protests in New Delhi, said she no longer felt safe at her workplace.<\/p>\n

“As a woman, it boils my blood,” she said.<\/p>\n

“The culprits of this crime should be found immediately – and our workplaces should be made safer.”<\/p>\n

The protests were sparked by the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor, who was found on a blood-soaked mattress in a hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, last Friday.<\/p>\n

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The doctor had gone for a nap after nearly 20 hours into a 36-hour shift when she was attacked, according to staff at the RG Kar Medical College.<\/p>\n

The victim was found bleeding from her eyes and mouth, with injuries to her legs, stomach, ankles, her right hand and finger.<\/p>\n

A police volunteer has been arrested and charged in connection with the crime but the victim’s family allege it was a gang rape.<\/p>\n

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The case has shocked the nation, with Bollywood actors, other celebrities and politicians all calling for stricter punishment for perpetrators of such crimes.<\/p>\n

“As a society, we have to think about the atrocities being committed against our mothers, daughters and sisters,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi <\/strong>said.<\/p>\n

“There is outrage against this in the country. I can feel this outrage.”<\/p>\n

He added: “Monstrous behaviour against women should be severely and promptly punished.”<\/p>\n

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Tough laws were introduced following the high-profile case of a gang rape of a 23-year-old in New Delhi in 2012, which sparked national outrage.<\/p>\n

These included fast-track courts for swifter convictions in such cases, but protesters say a decade on, the situation for women has not improved.<\/p>\n

“This horrific incident has once again reminded us that women disproportionately bear the weight of ensuring their own safety,” Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt said in a post on her Instagram page, which has more than 85 million followers.<\/p>\n

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Thousands of medical staff have walked out of some public hospitals to demand better protection on the workplace.<\/p>\n

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called on doctors nationwide – a figure it estimates to exceed a million – to shut down all services except emergency departments for 24 hours from Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

IMA President R V Asokan said: “Women form the majority of our profession in this country. Time and again, we have asked for safety for them.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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