Indian doctors call for justice


Keep doctors safe!: Activists and medical professionals shouting slogans and holding posters during a protest to condemn the rape and murder of a young medic in Kolkata. — AFP

Hospital services were disrupted in several Indian cities after the nationwide spread of a doctors’ protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in the eastern city of Kolkata, authorities and media said.

Television images showed thousands of doctors marching on Monday to protest the incident at a government-run hospital, calling for justice for the victim and better security measures, paralysing health services in West Bengal state.

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