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Kolkata RG Kar Hospital case: At least 50 doctors at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital resigned in solidarity with the doctors who are on fast unto death demanding justice for the rape and murder victim, hospital sources said in a statement. Is.
Sources said that the decision to tender mass resignation was taken in the meeting of heads of various departments of the government hospital on Tuesday morning. According to a senior doctor, this decision was taken in the meeting of department heads held today. All 50 senior doctors of our hospital have signed their resignations.
These resignations have been given to show our solidarity towards the junior doctors who are fighting for a cause. He said that senior doctors of NRS Medical College and Hospital are also thinking of supporting their colleagues in the hospital by doing RG.
The West Bengal Doctors Joint Forum has resolved to stand in solidarity with the junior doctors demanding justice for the victims and an end to the corrupt healthcare system.
The Joint Forum of West Bengal Doctors has said in a statement that the junior doctors have been on fast unto death for four days regarding their demands but there has been no response from the government.
The forum also expressed concern over the health of the junior doctors who are on hunger strike and said they are demanding a free environment and patient-friendly system on the campus.
Rape accused sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment
A local court on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor in 2022. Additional Sessions Judge Amitveer Singh, who is also the special judge of the POCSO court, imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the accused. Public Prosecutor Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said that for not paying the fine, additional punishment of three months has been given to the convict. From the fine amount, Rs 40 thousand will be given to the victim. The lawyer told that the accused Chhabinder had raped a 17 year old girl in the village by luring her for marriage. The victim's father lodged a complaint and told the police that despite searching at all relevant places, there was no trace of his daughter since March 29, 2022. On April 2, 2022, the police registered an FIR under the section of Protection of Children from Rape and Sexual Offenses and started investigation. In this case, after hearing the arguments of both the parties, on the basis of the charge sheet of the investigator, the judge found the accused guilty and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000.
