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APDA with its East Siang District unit joins in the nationwide protest against rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata
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PASIGHAT, Aug 17: Along with rest of the country, the Arunachal Pradesh Doctor Association (APDA) along with its East Siang district unit today launched its protest here at Bakin Pertin General Hospital Pasighat joining hands with the nationwide protest of Indian Medical Association in demand of justice for a resident Doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata in West Bengal recently on 9th August last.
On August 9, a 31-year-old postgraduate doctor was found dead in the seminar hall of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata with the autopsy showing signs of sexual assault. The woman had sustained multiple injuries, was bleeding from her eyes and mouth, and her pelvic girdle was broken.
The incident kicked up a major nationwide outrage and the doctor fraternity across the country went on strike and protest, demanding swift justice and improved laws to ensure safety in the workplace.
Amid outrage on the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a nationwide shutdown of medical services, irrespective of sector of workplace. IMA said in its statement that the shutdown will remain in place for 24 hours, started from today, 17th August.