Kolkata police chief sacked


Safety first: Students demonstrating moves after a two-day self-defence training camp following the rape and murder of a trainee medic inside the premises of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. — Reuters

Indian authorities in Kolkata have sacked the city’s police chief and top health ministry officials after furious protests at the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.

The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern megacity on Aug 9 has stoked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of violence against women.

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