In solidarity with the victim female doctor of the brutal gang rape and murder in her duty room at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, West Bengal and to demand justice, Junior Resident Doctors Association organised a candle march and human chain across the country on Wednesday night. The demonstration was aimed to highlight the outrage and call for stricter measures to prevent such heinous crimes. Doctors, medical staff, and the general public across India are continuing their peaceful protests against the incident occurred on August 9, and the subsequent response from the administration has been widely condemned. Despite the Supreme Court’s intervention, which led to the withdrawal of a strike by doctors, protests have been continuing. AIIMS Raipur, in association with Junior Resident Doctors and students from the College, university organised a candle march, human chain formation, and rally in Raipur’s Nalanda Campus and Central Library.

 

Demonstrators raised slogans demanding justice for the victim and expressing their outrage over the incident. A symbolic photo of the deceased doctor was placed at the rally site, where candles were lit and two minutes of silence was observed as a tribute. Dr Jayan, Dr Jyoti, Dr Vandana, Dr Girish, Pooja Sharma, Dr Manjula Jain, Jeevan Sahu, , Jain Pal along with faculty members, students, and researchers from various institutions, participated in the protest. The doctors emphasised that their movement would continue until all perpetrators are apprehended and punished. They argued that the safety of doctors is a crucial indicator of overall public security. If such a heinous crime could occur in a hospital, where people reside day and night, it raises serious concerns about the safety of the general public.