2024 R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder: Difference between revisions

On 9 August 2024, a trainee doctor at [[R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital]] in [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India, was raped and murdered in a college building. Her body was found in a seminar room on campus. The incident has amplified debate about the safety of women and doctors in India, and has sparked significant outrage, nationwide and international protests, and demands for a thorough investigation.<ref name="india today-2024">{{Cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Suryagni |last2=Roy |first2=Anirban Sinha |date=9 August 2024 |title=Woman trainee doctor found dead in seminar hall of Kolkata hospital |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/kolkata/story/west-bengal-trainee-doctor-dead-rg-kar-medical-college-hospital-2579796-2024-08-09 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814005923/https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/kolkata/story/west-bengal-trainee-doctor-dead-rg-kar-medical-college-hospital-2579796-2024-08-09 |archive-date=14 August 2024 |access-date=14 August 2024 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref name="deccan herald">{{Cite web |date=16 August 2024 |title=Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: All you need to know |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/kolkata-doctor-rape-murder-case-all-you-need-to-know-3148176#6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813225053/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/kolkata-doctor-rape-murder-case-all-you-need-to-know-3148176#6 |archive-date=13 August 2024 |access-date=15 August 2024 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sankaran |first=Vishwam |date=2024-08-17 |title=One million doctors go on strike in India after junior medic's rape and murder |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/kolkata-doctor-rape-murder-protest-b2597760.html |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=The Independent |archive-date=21 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821142244/https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/kolkata-doctor-rape-murder-protest-b2597760.html |url-status=live}}</ref>