Doctors Demand Justice After Kolkata Tragedy

Junior doctors in India protested demanding justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered in Kolkata. The Indian Medical Association called off a strike after urging the government for better security measures. The incident highlights continued safety issues for women in the country.

Junior doctors in Indian hospitals remained off duty on Sunday demanding swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered, despite the end of a 24-hour strike organized by India's largest doctors' association.

Doctors nationwide have protested, held candlelight marches, and refused non-emergency patients since the killing of a 31-year-old postgraduate chest medicine student on August 9 in Kolkata. The incident has spotlighted ongoing safety issues for women in India, despite tougher laws enacted after a notorious 2012 gang-rape in Delhi.

The Indian Medical Association, whose strike ended at 6 a.m. Sunday, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement stronger security protocols for hospital staff, as women make up 60% of India's doctors. The government has formed a committee to suggest safety measures but has urged doctors to resume treating rising cases of dengue and malaria.

(With inputs from agencies.)