A mob of around 7,000 people had invaded RG Kar Hospital, attacking protesting doctors and medical students. Police say 5 of those arrested were 'identified by social media feedback'.
According to the medical association, OPDs and elective surgeries across the country will be halted starting 6 am. They also sought the safety of doctors.
In Delhi, protest marches were held outside AIIMS & in CR Park; in Bengaluru, hundreds gathered in front of Town Hall; and in Kolkata, outside RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
In his I-Day speech, the PM said society and governments will have to take atrocities against women seriously. Last week, a junior doctor was raped and murdered in Kolkata’s R.G. Kar hospital.
Miscreants broke through barricades, damaged gates & overturned a Kolkata Police post and several vehicles, say Kolkata Police, who have blamed incident on a 'malicious media campaign.'
Citing no progress in the investigation, Calcutta HC has said that it will monitor the investigation and directed the CBI to file periodical reports on its progress.
Protesters demand implementation of law to protect doctors; probe into rape-murder of junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has been transferred to CBI.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
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