Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: PGI doctors continue to protest, start OPDs at protest site

The case of the alleged assault and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical and Hospital has sparked widespread outrage among medical professionals and the public nationwide.

The doctors have opened up an 'Open OPD', where they treat patients on the demonstration site itself. The PGIMER doctors also said that they are trying to fulfil their responsibility to treat the patients. The doctors have decided to treat the patients on the spot of the demonstration, to ensure that those who come from far away and other serious patients with ailments do not have to face any trouble.

Some patients have also expressed that having the OPD has benefitted them. "We come from far away, and if the doctors don't treat us then we face a lot of difficulties, so this is a good step by the doctors", one patient revealed. Other patients also expressed their support of the demonstration by doctors, saying that the government should fulfil the demands of doctors at the earliest, news agency ANI reported.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member National Task Force to make recommendations on the prevention of violence and safe working conditions for medical professionals. The task force includes Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, among others.

The trainee doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.