Thousands of medical staff in India strike in protest against rape, murder of junior doctor
On August 9, police discovered the body of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College. A police volunteer working at the hospital has been detained in connection with the crime, but the family of the victim alleges it was a gang rape.
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00:00India's medical workers have begun a nationwide strike to protest the rape and killing of
00:07a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal state.
00:12The strike was called by the Indian Medical Association, which said all non-essential
00:16services at hospitals would be shut down across the country for 24 hours.
00:21This rape has shaken our faith in the system. You saw how at first the gruesome murder and
00:28rape was done and later on every effort was made to shield the victim. And that is what
00:33happens every time in India.
00:36On August 9th, police discovered the body of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run
00:41RG Khar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
00:45A police volunteer working at the hospital has been detained in connection with the crime,
00:49but the family of the victim alleges it was a gang rape.
00:53An autopsy confirmed sexual assault had taken place.