Protests over Kolkata Doctor Rape-murder Updates: Midnight protest outside RG Kar hospital turns violent
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Protests over Kolkata Doctor Rape-murder Updates: Midnight protest outside RG Kar hospital turns violent

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Mass Protest in West Bengal Over Kolkata RG Kar Doctor Rape-murder Updates: The midnight protests — which started at 11.55 pm on Wednesday — were dubbed by many as, “For women’s independence on the midnight of independence”. The midnight protests were in response to “Women, Reclaim the Night” call given on social media platforms by commoners.

Mass Protest Over Kolkata RG Kar Doctor Rape-murder LIVE Updates:
Doctors and students protest against the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.

New Delhi: At the stroke of midnight as India prepared to usher in Independence Day, thousands of women as well as men across West Bengal and the country hit the roads and went on a warpath to show their angst against the ghastly and barbaric rape-murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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  • 15 Aug 2024 01:30 AM (IST)

    Vandalism at RG Kar post-midnight protest against Kolkata doctor rape-murder

    The vandalism took place as the ‘Reclaim the nights’ protest rallies seeking justice for the brutal rape and murder of a young PGT doctor converged at the hospital from various parts of the city. Rapid Action Force (RAF) has been pulled in to disperse the protestors. RAF personnel have been injured during the stone pelting by the protestors.

  • 15 Aug 2024 01:21 AM (IST)

    Security beefed up outside RG Kar hospital; Police resort to tear gas shelling

    Security has been beefed up outside the RG Kar hospital after a mob attacked the Police vehicles and vandalised property during the candlelight protests. Police resorted to tear gas shelling to disperse the mob.

  • 15 Aug 2024 01:16 AM (IST)

    Video: Mob vandalises vehicles and property outside RG Kar Hospital

  • 15 Aug 2024 01:01 AM (IST)

    Mob overpowered Kolkata police team posted at RG Kar hospital

    Violence erupted at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata as an angry mob entered hospital premises and vandalised vehicles. There was a huge crowd outside the hospital protesting and then the barricade was broken and vehicles inside the hospital premises were vandalised. A sudden mob which appeared at the protest side also mishandled the doctors posted at the RG Kar hospitals.  A police team posted at the hospital overnight was overpowered by the mob.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:55 AM (IST)

    ‘What Bengal government has done so far is not satisfactory’: CPI (M) General Secretary D Raja

    CPI (M) General Secretary D Raja said, “…What happened in Kolkata was a heinous crime and such crimes should not take place anywhere in the country. We are celebrating 78 years of Independence. What is the meaning of independence if we cannot provide security and protection to our own women and children? If this happens to a lady doctor in a city like Kolkata, think of the condition of our working women in the agricultural field in tribal areas. What is happening? This is a very serious issue. What the Bengal government has done so far is not satisfactory. The Union government should take note and provide adequate security to our women and children…”

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:52 AM (IST)

    Protestors vandalised vehicles of Kolkata police outside RG Kar hospital

    Midnight protests outside the RG Kar hospital in  Kolkata took an ugly turn when protesters attacked the vehicles of Kolkata police and crossed the barricades put up by the police to prevent anyone from entering the hospital premises.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:47 AM (IST)

    Country buzzed with chants of “We Want Justice”

    As night descended, the streets in Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and other cities of the country buzzed with chants of “We Want Justice,” echoing the collective anger and sorrow of women from every corner – students, professionals, and homemakers – marching together to demand accountability and an end to violence against women.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:45 AM (IST)

    Predators should be hanged: Protestors

    Protestors demanding justice for the trainee doctor asserted that women should be given the freedom to roam like the male during the night. They also stated that the accused should be hanged so that the roaming predators would take a lesson.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:41 AM (IST)

    Kolkata Rape and Murder case: University students participated in protest at AIIMS

    Students from Different Universities including JNU, Ambedkar University, Jamia Milia and IIT participated in the midnight protest organised outside the gate number two of AIIMS, Delhi.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:38 AM (IST)

    Accused should be hanged, says protestors at AIIMS Delhi

    Demanding justice for the trainee doctor raped and murdered in Kolkata, protestors at the AIIMS Delhi demanded that the people involved in the case should be hanged and justice should be delivered without delay. They also demanded freedom without any fear.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:25 AM (IST)

    CBI filed FIR under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in New Delhi

    Midnight protests were organised after the 25-member special team of the CBI led by an additional director on Wednesday began its investigation and took custody of the key accused. The investigating agency filed an FIR under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in New Delhi in connection with the alleged rape and murder of the doctor.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:20 AM (IST)

    Pan India protest demands justice for trainee doctor

    A pan-India midnight protests have started over the recent rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a reputed hospital in Kolkata. The woman was brutalised last week while she was resting in the seminar room of the hospital while on night shift. The incident has sparked outrage and raised questions over the safety and security of women.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:18 AM (IST)

    Protestors gather at Lokhandwala in Mumbai against Kolkata rape and murder

    Hundreds of people gathered at Lokhandwala in Mumbai’s Andheri West to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. The protestors are demanding stringent action against the accused and stricter laws for rape crimes.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:13 AM (IST)

    Kolkata doctor murder: Thousands of women hit streets in Bengal demanding justice

    Thousands of women from all walks of life gathered across West Bengal at midnight on Wednesday to protest the brutal rape-murder of a doctor on duty at a Kolkata hospital last week.

    The social media-driven protests began at 11:55 pm, aligning with Independence Day celebrations, and took place in key areas across both small towns and big cities, including multiple locations in Kolkata.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:12 AM (IST)

    Video: Midnight protest against RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder in Siliguri

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:09 AM (IST)

    Midnight protests were in response to “Women, Reclaim the Night” call given on social media platforms

    The midnight protests — which started at 11.55 pm on Wednesday — were dubbed by many as, “For women’s independence on the midnight of independence”. The midnight protests were in response to “Women, Reclaim the Night” call given on social media platforms by commoners. Women and people from different walks of life, including college students, homemakers and office employees, gathered in small towns and big cities in India.

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:08 AM (IST)

    Video: Midnight protest held in Shyambazar area of Kolkata

  • 15 Aug 2024 12:01 AM (IST)

    MBBS students from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences organise silent protest rally & candlelight vigil

    Hundreds of MBBS students from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, along with students from Sikkim Manipal University and faculty members of Central Referral Hospital Manipal, on Wednesday organised a silent protest rally and candlelight vigil, demanding justice for the alleged rape-murder of a doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College Hospital.

  • 14 Aug 2024 11:59 PM (IST)

    Protests spilled onto streets in many Indian cities

    The country has witnessed a slew of vociferous demonstrations over the last two days to demand justice and ensure women’s safety. Most of these protests were held in medical colleges and hospitals. The protests spilled onto the streets in many Indian cities on Wednesday midnight.

  • 14 Aug 2024 11:58 PM (IST)

    No flags of any kind were allowed during the demonstrations

    Posters sharing locations of the protest were shared on social media, as more and more people joined it. Apart from West Bengal, protests were also staged in a number of other cities, including Capital Delhi. In Delhi, people congregated outside Gate No. 2 of AIIMS, exactly at 11.55 pm. No flags of any kind were allowed during the demonstrations.

  • 14 Aug 2024 11:49 PM (IST)

    Kolkata Metro Railway runs additional trains to cater anticipated movement of protesters

    The Kolkata Metro Railway announced that it would run two pairs of additional trains in its north-south corridor to cater to the anticipated movement of protesters. The Metro authorities had also said that it would keep all its counters open for physical purchase of tickets. Kolkata Bus-o-pedia operated free bus service for women during the night on several routes in the city.

  • 14 Aug 2024 11:47 PM (IST)

    Celebrities exhorted people to join midnight protest

    A few celebrities also took part in the protests. Actors Swastika Mukherjee and Churni Ganguly, filmmakers Srijit Mukherji, Kaushik Ganguly and Pratim D Gupta and singer Iman Chakraborty had exhorted people to join the midnight gathering.

  • 14 Aug 2024 11:42 PM (IST)

    ‘A new freedom struggle begins tonight,’ Rimjhim wrote

    In her post, Rimjhim asked people to join her near a bus stand in Jadavpur. The call went far and wide — from one location to 300 and from one city to several. It is not only women who participated in the protests, but men too.

    “Tonight is the night of freedom of women of women inside and outside West Bengal. A new freedom struggle begins tonight,” Rimjhim wrote. Earlier, a poster, showing a red hand holding a crescent moon in the background of a night sky, had also gone viral on social media.

  • 14 Aug 2024 11:40 PM (IST)

    Who gave the call for protests?

    Researcher Rimjhim Sinha made the first call to this campaign. In a Facebook post, she wrote, “I have heard that Principal of RG Kar has said the doctor should not have wandered alone at night. I will be outside at 11.55 pm for my freedom. I will do what I want. I am not ready to listen to ‘night is not safe for women’, ‘the dress is not safe’ and ‘the women does not have a good character’. I will spend the night outdoors.”

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