RG Kar Medico Death Case: FAIMA calls for peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar today
New Delhi: The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) will hold a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday to demand justice for a postgraduate trainee doctor allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Doctors have been holding protests in different states demanding justice for the victim whose body was found in the seminar hall of the state-run Medical College and Hospital earlier in the month.
According to an ANI report, the doctors have also been demanding better security laws for healthcare professionals in the wake of this horrible and brutal incident.
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The sexual assault of the trainee doctor has sparked massive outrage and shaken the conscience of the country.
The case has been transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from local authorities, following an order from the Calcutta High Court. Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer at the hospital, has been arrested in connection with the case.
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