India's Supreme Court orders national task force after the brutal rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor sparks protests.
India's Supreme Court orders a national task force to enhance security for healthcare workers after the horrific rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata.
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a national task force to examine how to bolster security for healthcare workers after the “horrific” rape and murder of a doctor sparked medical strikes and furious protests. Doctors’ associations from government-run hospitals in many cities across India have launched strikes that cut non-essential services, with protests in their second week.Protesters marched through Kolkata on Tuesday, holding up signs demanding “justice”, while the country’s top court issued orders in the capital New Delhi.
An autopsy confirmed she had been sexually assaulted and, in a petition to the Kolkata High Court, her parents said they suspected their daughter was gang raped.
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