Kolkata: Following the brutal rape and murder case of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital, junior doctors are demanding that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) take stringent action and impose capital punishment on those responsible.
Speaking to ANI, Dr Rajdeep, a junior doctor, emphasized the need for severe consequences, "We want the CBI to take strict action against those involved.
"We want the CBI to take action against all those involved in this rape and murder. Capital punishment should be given to all the accused," he stated, underscoring the widespread anger and demands for justice within the medical community.
Dr Rajdeep also urged the CBI to compile a comprehensive chargesheet, noting the importance of including names that may not have been mentioned initially."
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"A strong chargesheet should be made against those whose names have not been included in the chargesheet," he added.
As November 9 marks 90 days since the incident, Dr. Rajdeep affirmed that the protests will continue until justice is served.
"On November 9, we will exhibit all the major events that have taken place so far in this case. I want to say that we will not stop; the protest will continue," he asserted, news agency ANI reported.
Earlier on October 22, the junior doctors protesting over the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case in Kolkata ended their hunger strike after a two-hour-long meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna.
The tragedy occurred on August 9, when the second-year medical student was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The incident has sparked widespread protests across West Bengal, with doctors nationwide standing in solidarity with their colleagues in Kolkata.
The second-year medical student was found dead at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9. The victim was found dead in the seminar hall of the college.
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