“Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: ‘Reclaim the Night’ protests ke dauran RG Kar Hospital mein bada hungama hua, trainee doctor ke rape aur murder ke khilaf protest tha.”
“Kolkata rape-murder case: Thursday raat ko 12.40 baje ke aas-paas, kuch anjaan log RG Kar Medical College aur Hospital mein ghus gaye aur hospital property ko tod-phod diya. Yahaan ek trainee doctor ki laash mili thi pichle hafte, police ne kaha.
News agency ANI ne hospital ke vandalism ke visuals share kiye jahan protest site, vehicles, aur public property ko nuksan hua hai.
Yeh miscreants hospital mein junior doctors ke ongoing protest ke dauran ghuse, jo August 9 ko ek post-graduate trainee doctor ke rape aur murder ke khilaf chal raha hai. Central Bureau of Investigation ne Wednesday ko is case ki jaanch shuru ki.
‘Reclaim the Night‘ campaign ke tehat, jo social media ke zariye popular hua, raat 11.55 baje se protests shuru hue, jo Independence Day celebrations ke sath match kiye aur Kolkata ke key areas aur chhoti-badi shehron mein phaile.”
“Students ne baaki protesters ke sath mil kar raat ko ek rally ki, jo 31 saal ke post-graduate trainee ke murder ke khilaf thi aur proper investigation ki maang kar rahi thi Kolkata, India mein, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.”
“Incident ke dauran kai policemen patthar se ghaayal hue. Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, jo raat 2 baje ke aas-paas spot par pahunche, ne directly social media posts aur rumors ko violence ke liye blame kiya.
Police ke mutabik, lagbhag 40 log, jo protestors ke roop mein disguised the, hospital premises mein ghus gaye, property ko vandalize kiya aur police personnel par pathar pheke. Isse police ko teargas use karna pada mob ko disperse karne ke liye.
Ek police vehicle aur kuch two-wheelers bhi incident mein damaged hue.
‘Humne hospital ke bahar kafi personnel ko post kiya hai aur unhe situation handle karne ke liye instructions diye hain,’ Kolkata Police ke senior officer ne PTI ko bataya.
Trinamool Congress ke general secretary aur MP Abhishek Banerjee ne Vineet Goyal se baat ki aur unhe ‘yeh sunishchit karne’ ki baat kahi ki jo bhi violence ke liye responsible hai unhe 24 ghante ke andar identify, accountable banaya jaye aur law ka saamna karwaya jaye, chahe unka political affiliation kuch bhi ho.
‘RG Kar mein aaj raat ki hooliganism aur vandalism sabhi acceptable limits ko paar kar gayi hai. Main ek public representative hoon aur maine CPKolkata se baat ki,’ Abhishek Banerjee ne X par post kiya.
‘Protesting doctors ki demands fair aur justified hain. Yeh minimum hai jo unhe government se expect karna chahiye. Unki safety aur security ko priority deni chahiye,’ Banerjee ne kaha.
BJP leader aur opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari ne vandalism ko ‘TMC goons’ ka kaam kaha jo party supremo Mamata Banerjee ne bheje the.
‘Mamata Banerjee ne apne TMC goons ko RG Kar Medical College aur Hospital ke paas apolitical Protest Rally mein bheja hai. Unhe lagta hai ki woh sabse chatur hain aur log unke goons ko protestors ki tarah dekh kar samajh nahi paenge ki yeh vandalism ka plan hai,’ Adhikari ne X par post kiya.
Ek postgraduate trainee doctor ka rape aur murder pichle hafte RG Kar Medical College aur Hospital mein duty par hone ke dauran hua. 31 saal ki aurat ki semi-naked body 9 August subah hospital ke seminar hall mein mili thi.
Civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy ko is crime ke connection mein arrest kiya gaya hai. Calcutta high court ne Tuesday ko case ki jaanch Kolkata Police se CBI ko transfer karne ka order diya.
News agency ANI ne RG Kar Medical College aur Hospital ke damaged protest site, vehicles, aur public property ke visuals share kiye.
Mandirtala, Howrah district mein bhi unrest raha jab protesters ne Trinamool Congress (TMC) ke ‘Freedom at Midnight’ event ke liye setup kiya stage le liya aur celebration ko disrupt kiya, apni demands aur justice ke call ko amplify kiya.
‘Reclaim the Night’ Campaign se inspired hokar, thousands of women diverse backgrounds se raat ko West Bengal ke streets par aayi, jo Kolkata hospital mein ek doctor ke brutal rape aur murder ke khilaf protest kar rahi thi.
Social media ke zariye popular hui ‘Reclaim the Night’ campaign ke tehat, protests raat 11.55 baje se shuru hue, Independence Day celebrations ke sath match karte hue, aur Kolkata ke key locations aur chhoti-badi shehron mein spread hue.
Jaise-jaise raat hui, streets par ‘We Want Justice’ ke slogans sunai dene lage, jo women ke collective anger aur grief ko dikhata hai – students, professionals, aur homemakers – jo violence against women ke khilaf aur accountability ke liye ekjut hain.
Political party flags ko prohibited kiya gaya, lekin marginalised communities, including LGBTQ groups ke flags prominently display hue.
Biswa Bangla Gate, New Town par lagbhag 8,000 log candles aur moving posters ke sath ek powerful display banate hue dikhai diye.
Crowds alag-alag locations par ikattha hui, including Jadavpur 8B Bus Stand, College Square, Naktala Nabapally, New Town Biswa Bangla Gate, Behala Sakher Bazar, Shyambazar Five Point Crossing, Academy of Fine Arts, aur Nagerbazar.
Similar solidarity aur protest scenes Sreerampore, Chunchura, Santiniketan, Krishnanagar, Bardhaman, Siliguri, Barasat, Barrackpore, Rajarhat-Newtown, Cooch Behar, aur Jalpaiguri mein bhi dekhe gaye.”