Punjab doctors go on strike against Kolkata doctor's murder, services hit
PTC News Desk: Medical services have been hit in Punjab as the resident doctors from the state's medical colleges are on a major strike in protest against the r@pe and murder of a resident doctor in West Bengal. Doctors partially boycotted elective surgeries and donned black armbands to show solidarity after a recent incident in West Bengal where a young doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), PGIMER started an indefinite strike on Monday. The Punjab Civil Medical Service Association's Patiala GMCH unit condemned the incident on Monday and joined the Resident Doctors Association in their protest.
The strike of about 1,276 resident doctors had a substantial impact on outpatient department (OPD) services. However, emergency and ICU services were unaffected.
The protest comes after the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association's (FORDA) call for a statewide indefinite strike over the r@pe and death of a young doctor in Kolkata.
Doctors at PGIMER took out a protest march to demand justice for the victim, chanting "We want justice".
Nationwide protest
Doctors at government hospitals across various Indian states have gone on strike in protest at the brutal r@pe and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata on Friday.
Doctors in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and several other cities have announced that all elective services will be halted till the investigation is completed. Protests by doctors demanding justice and better workplace security began in Kolkata, West Bengal, and have since expanded to other regions of the country.
Kolkata doctor's murder
The 31-year-old post-graduate trainee, who worked at the city's renowned state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was r@ped and murdered inside the institution's seminar hall, and her body was discovered on Friday morning. Accused Sanjoy Roy, a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, has been arrested.
With the investigation progressing, more chilling details have surfaced in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, with the post-mortem report revealing that the accused hit her so hard that the glasses on her spectacles cracked, piercing her eyes.
The post-mortem report revealed that she had sustained several injuries. Cuts were found on her hands and face. According to the investigation, the eye injuries found on her body were most likely caused by shards of glass from the spectacles.
"Homicidal injuries are antemortem in nature with an indication of sexual penetration," the post-mortem report read. This suggests that the trainee doctor's wounds were inflicted while she was still alive, and injuries to her private areas showed that she had been r@ped.
After brutally beating and sexually assaulting her, the accused thrashed and smothered the trainee doctor to death. The report indicates that the incident occurred between 3 and 5 a.m. on Friday.
According to the police, following the murder, Sanjoy Roy returned home and slept late. Officials said that he washed the clothes he was wearing to remove evidence, and his blood-stained shoes were discovered during the search.
- With inputs from our correspondent
