Her rape and murder has sparked mass protests and strikes across India.
Demonstrations have been happening nightly since August 9 The brutal rape and murder of a young female doctor has sparked fury across India and an outpouring of emotion from women who are tired of feeling unsafe. On August 9, a 31-year-old trainee doctor was reported missing by her colleagues. Around 11.30am, her body was discovered in a college seminar room at R.G. Kar Medical College in North Kolkata, India.
’ The medical system in India needs ‘serious reforms’, Dr Sayali says, with the most recent unrest being just the ‘tip of the iceberg.’ ‘Residency in India is no less than torture. And I am not exaggerating. It is common to hear people say, “I’m lucky I came out alive.” “We have been bearing this and thinking, “this is just how it is, how it has been and how it always will be.” But in recent years there has been an exponential rise in attacks on doctors.
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