More Indian hospitals hit by doctors' protest after rape and murder of medic

A medical student carries a placard, as he walks along with doctors and paramedics to join a protest against what they say is rape and murder of a trainee doctor, inside the premises of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, August 12, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

KOLKATA (Reuters) -Hospital services were disrupted in several Indian cities on Tuesday after a doctors' protest spread nationwide following the rape and murder of a trainee medic in the city of Kolkata, authorities and media said.

Thousands of doctors marched on Monday in Kolkata and the surrounding West Bengal state to denounce the killing at a government-run hospital, demanding justice for the victim and better security measures.