{"id":116023,"date":"2024-08-17T09:17:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T09:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/patients-turned-away-as-doctors-hold-mass-strike-in-india-over-rape-and-murder-of-trainee-medic\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T09:17:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T09:17:06","slug":"patients-turned-away-as-doctors-hold-mass-strike-in-india-over-rape-and-murder-of-trainee-medic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/patients-turned-away-as-doctors-hold-mass-strike-in-india-over-rape-and-murder-of-trainee-medic\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients turned away as doctors hold mass strike in India over rape and murder of trainee medic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Patients are being turned away from hospitals and clinics across India as more than a million doctors are set to join a strike in protest at the rape and murder of a trainee medic.<\/p>\n

The 24-hour strike began at 6am local time (1.30am UK time) with non-emergency treatment such as outpatient appointments and elective procedures cancelled, said the Indian Medical Association (IMA).<\/p>\n

The mass walkout paralysed hospitals as staff from medical colleges were drafted in to help with emergency cases.<\/p>\n

The strike was triggered by the killing of a 31-year-old trainee doctor, whose body was found on 9 August at the college where she worked in Kolkata.<\/p>\n

A police volunteer was arrested but the victim’s family believe it was a gang rape and that more people were involved.<\/p>\n

The case has drawn comparisons with the notorious rape and murder of a student on a bus in New Delhi in 2012.<\/p>\n

People demonstrated near parliament in the capital on Friday – as well as cities including Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai – calling for tougher sentences and guarantees of safety for doctors.<\/p>\n

The facility where the doctor was killed, the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was attacked on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“Doctors, especially women are vulnerable to violence because of the nature of the profession,” said the IMA in a statement on X.<\/p>\n

“It is for the authorities to provide for the safety of doctors inside hospitals and campuses.”<\/p>\n

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Sexual violence against women and girls is a widespread problem in India<\/a><\/strong> with 31,516 reports of rape in 2022 – a 20% increase on 2021, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.<\/p>\n

Many are believed to go unreported due to a stigma over sexual assault and a lack of faith in the police.<\/p>\n

The medical college case is being handled by India’s central bureau of investigation after state government officers were accused of mishandling the case.<\/p>\n

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Medical students and the school’s principal have been questioned, according to a police source.<\/p>\n

In a separate case, there have also been protests this week in the northern state of Uttarakhand after a 33-year-old nurse was raped and murdered in Rampur on 1 August.<\/p>\n

Bollywood stars and other celebrities in India have joined the renewed call for tougher sentences.<\/p>\n

“Monstrous behaviour against women should be severely and promptly punished,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking on Thursday to mark Independence Day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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