On August 14, at 11:55 p.m., women from West Bengal took the streets as we celebrate the 78th year of India’s independence.Their campaign, “Women, Reclaim the Night: The Night is Ours,” took place in three important Kolkata locations: College Street, the Academy of Fine Arts, and Jadavpur 8 B Stand.
Nationwide protests have been held in the wake of the August 9 murder-rape of a female doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Several medical associations have called for justice for the doctor who died.A CBI investigation was ordered by the Calcutta High Court, and Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the principal of RG Kar, also submitted his resignation.
Severely injured, the post-graduate trainee doctor was found in the chest department’s seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. She had been the victim of a vicious sexual assault, according to the first autopsy report.
