The rape and subsequent murder of a resident doctor in a hospital in eastern India on Friday, August 9, has sparked a wave of indignation and protests in the health sector of the Asian country, where an indefinite strike by resident doctors has been underway since Monday.
The body of the 31-year-old young doctor was found in the facilities of the Hospital RG Kar College student from the eastern city of Kolkata. An autopsy performed on the body on Saturday confirmed that the victim had been raped before her murder.
For the moment, the police authorities of the state of West Bengal, of which Calcutta is the capital, They arrested a person suspected of being involved in the caselocal media reported.
Meanwhile, the Federation of Resident Doctors Associations of India (FORDA) announced indefinite strikes by its professionals in the country.
“This decision is not taken lightly, it is necessary to ensure that our voices are heard. and that our demands for justice and security are met without further delay,” FORDA said in a statement following the doctor’s murder.
Among the specific requests, the resident doctors demand the formation of a committee of independent experts to speed up the procedures and accelerate the ratification of a Central Law for the Protection of Health.
They also demand the creation of a mandatory protocol to guarantee the safety of hospital staff.
In the early hours of Monday, protests by resident doctors were reported in front of several hospitals in India, notably in the state of West Bengal.
In India, 31,500 women were abused in 2022 alone
Sexual violence against women in India is a serious and persistent problem, and often provokes a backlash from a section of society demanding more measures to ensure women’s safety in the face of a complex problem.
India’s latest crime report, for 2022, recorded 31,500 rape cases in that year alone – about 86 per day. EFE
Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/abuso-y-crimen-de-una-medica-en-un-hospital-desata-protestas-en-india-cb20
