FILE PHOTO: Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel stands guard at the entrance of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, August 23, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo
KOLKATA (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters blocked train tracks, halted buses and shouted slogans in India's state of West Bengal on Wednesday in the latest demonstration following the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in opposition in the eastern state, called for a 12-hour state-wide protest strike after police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse a march on Tuesday.
