Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case LIVE Updates: Police Use Water Cannons, Tear Gas Shells As Protesters Breach Barricades - News18 (2024)

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case LIVE Updates: 'Images of Police Highhandedness...': JP Nadda Condemns Violence in Nabanna Rally

Union Minister and BJP leader Jagat Prakash Nadda took to X and said, ‘The images of police highhandedness from Kolkata have angered every person who values democratic principles. In Didi’s West Bengal, to help rapists and criminals is valued but it’s a crime to speak for women’s safety.”

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case LIVE Updates: 'Completely Unacceptable': BJP's Amit Malviya Condemns Cops At Kolkata's Nabanna Rally

BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya took to X and condemned the manhandling of female protestors by police in Kolkata during the Nabanna rally.

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case LIVE Updates: West Bengal BJP Calls 12 Hour State Bandh Tomorrow

“West Bengal BJP calls a 12-hour West Bengal bandh tomorrow,” said Union Minister and WB BJP president Sukanta Majumdar.

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: BJP Condemns Lathicharge on Kolkata Demands

Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of shielding those involved in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the BJP on Tuesday called her a “dictator” and demanded her resignation to ensure a fair probe into the matter. The BJP has also demanded that the CBI conduct a polygraph test on Banerjee and Police Commissioner Vineet Goel, who the party alleged had initially said that the victim died by suicide. The BJP condemned the incident of lathi charge by the West Bengal Police on the students, who had taken out a rally in Kolkata demanding justice for the victim and the chief minister’s resignation.

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Protestors Pelt Stones Amid Agitation

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Protestors Agitate Near Fort William

Protestors agitate in Kolkata over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case.

Drunk Patient Grabs Woman Doctor By Hair, Bangs Her Head Against Bed In Andhra Pradesh Hospital

A shocking video of a man banging a woman doctor’s head against a steel frame inside a hospital has surfaced, yet again raising concerns over the safety of healthcare professionals at their workplace. The purported incident took place at SVIMS Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, where a drunk patient assaulted an intern in the emergency room.

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: DNA, Forensic Reports Show Only Sanjay Roy’s Involvement, CBI To Seek AIIMS Opinion

With the DNA and forensic reports indicating only arrested accused Sanjay Roy’s involvement in therape and murder of a trainee doctorat Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will consult All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) experts for a final opinion.

Nabanna Abhijan March: Protest Continues As Police Uses Water Cannons, Tear Gas Shells

Protesters continue to demonstrate at Howrah as police use water cannons, and tear gas shells to disperse the protesters.

Nabanna Abhijan March: Police Water Cannons, Tear Gas ShellsAs Protesters Overrun Barricades

Police used water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse protestors from Howrah Bridge.

Nabanna Abhijan March: Police Use Water Cannons To Disperse Protestors From Howrah Bridge

As the protesters raised slogans and marched towards the state secretariat from College Square, the police used water cannons to disperse protestors from Howrah Bridge as they climbed upon the barricades and tried to pull them down.

Nabanna Abhijan March: Protestors Raise Slogans And March To State Secretariat

Protestors raised slogans and marched towards the state secretariat from College Square as they began ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ against the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at the RG Kar College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Protesters Pull Down Barricades

Protestors climbed upon barricades and pulled one of the barricades down at Santragachi in Howrah, as they carried out the ‘Nabanna Abhiyan’ march over the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case.

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: 'Nabanna Abhiyan' March Begins

‘Paschimbanga Chhatro Samaj’ led protest march – ‘Nabanno Abhiyaan’ (march to Secretariat)’, against the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at the RG Kar College and Hospital in Kolkata, has commenced. The protesters are marching from College Square towards the state secretariat.

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Heavy Police Deployment At Fort William

Police force has been deployed at the backside of Fort William at Hastings, in Kolkata to maintain law and order ahead of the march to Nabanna (state secretariat).

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Civic Volunteers Put Grease On Barricades

Civic volunteers greased thecheck gates at the backside of Fort William at Hastings, in Kolkata in an attempt to thwart protesters from scaling the barricades during the protest march Nabanna against RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case.

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Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Calls For Stringent 'Anti Rape Law'

TMC leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee shared a collage of headlines about rape crimes that occurred in various states across India in the past 15 days and called for strict ‘Anti Rape Law’ that ensures “trials and convictions within 50 days, followed by immediate and harsh punishment.”

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: No Links to BJP, Common People Will March to State Secretariat, Says Chhatra Samaj

Students’ group Chatra Samaj said it was determined to march to state secretariat Nabanna on Tuesday, seeking justice for the rape and murder of the doctor at RG Kar hospital and demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Addressing reporters at the Kolkata Press Club on Monday, Chatra Samaj spokesperson Sayan Lahiri said state employees forum Sangrami Joutho Mancha would also join the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ programme in solidarity with the demands.

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Nursing Student Raped In Maharashtra Days After RG Kar Incident

A 19-year-old nursing student was raped in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The victim had hired an auto to go home, but the driver allegedly mixed something in her water under the pretext of offering her a drink. After consuming it, she lost consciousness. The driver then took her to a secluded area, raped her, and fled the scene.

Upon regaining consciousness, the victim informed her family, who immediately complained to the police. The incident sparked anger among the local community, leading to a roadblock and protests in Ratnagiri last night.

The police are currently searching for the accused auto driver, using CCTV footage to aid in the investigation. The victim has been admitted to a government hospital for treatment.