Doctors raise slogans and hold placards during a protest rally in New Delhi on August 17, 2024, demanding justice for a trainee medic who was brutally raped and murdered at a hospital in Kolkata.
Thousands of junior doctors in India have persisted in their protests on Monday, following the brutal rape and murder of a young medic, which has led to disruptions in hospital services for nearly a week.
The horrific incident on August 9, in which a 31-year-old trainee medic was raped and murdered at a Kolkata hospital, sparked nationwide demonstrations by doctors advocating for safer workplaces and prompt legal action.
