Badlapur case updates: Maharashtra Opposition declares Aug 24 bandh to protest Badlapur incident

Kolkata murder-rape case updates: Here are the news developments related to the Kolkata case

1:50 PM

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: AIIMS, LHMC doctors protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

1:44 PM

Badlapur school sexual abuse case update: Lawyers refuse to take up accused's case

The Kalyan Bar Association has decided not to take up the case of accused Akshay Shinde, a sweeper. Most schools remained shut on Wednesday, a day after a massive protest at Badlapur railway station over the alleged sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls at a kindergarten.

1:13 PM

Calcutta HC adjourns hearing in PILs since SC seized of the matter

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday adjourned till September 4 the joint hearing of several PILs over the alleged rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and vandalism by miscreants at the institution since the Supreme Court is already seized of the matter. 

1:06 PM

'Sent her to work, got her body': Father mourns Kolkata doctor's loss

The father of the junior doctor murdered during a rest break at a Kolkata hospital spoke about his daughter’s passion for medicine and the sacrifices their family made to support her dreams. Read here for more details.

12:51 PM

Kolkata rape-murder case: Resident doctors to protest at Jantar Mantar on day 10 of strike

Resident doctors will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday, the 10th day of their indefinite strike over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in a Kolkata hospital. Elective services in several government hospitals across the city have remained suspended due to the protests. AIIMS, GTB, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, along with Maulana Azad Medical College have released individual statements urging participation in the silent protest. 

12:38 PM

Kolkata rape-murder case: Members of AAP Women Wing stage protest at Rajghat in Delhi

12:34 PM

Schools shut in Badlapur after protest on sexual abuse

In the wake of a massive protest at Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, internet services in the town were suspended while most schools remained shut on Wednesday, officials said. At least 17 city police personnel and around eight railway cops were injured in the incidents of stone-pelting at the railway station and other parts of Badlapur during the protest on Tuesday and the investigators have arrested 72 persons in connection with the violence, they said.

12:30 PM

NCP (SP) workers led by party leader Supriya Sule hold protest in Pune against Badlapur sexual assault case

12:09 PM

RG Kar hospital murder case: Doctors, students hold protest demanding justice in Kolkata

12:06 PM

Kolkata rape-murder: CISF recce at RG Kar Hospital

Senior officers from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) arrived at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata early today to conduct a recce. The paramilitary organization has been assigned to assume control of security measures at the government-operated hospital. This follows a disturbing incident of vandalism that occurred in the wake of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor.

11:58 AM

Doctors continue protests; Healthcare services crippled across Bengal

Healthcare services at government hospitals in West Bengal continued to be disrupted, as junior doctors extended their work stoppage into its 13th consecutive day. The protest is in response to the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at RG Kar hospital in the area.Hospital administrators have requested senior doctors to cover the shifts of junior medical staff at various facilities. Meanwhile, the state government has once again appealed to the protestors to return to work, according to officials.

11:43 AM

Kolkata Police suspends three officers over vandalism at RG Kar hospital

The Kolkata Police has suspended three of its officers in connection with the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here last week, officials said.

The suspended policemen include two assistant police commissioners, they said. A group of people had entered the medical facility and vandalised its emergency department, nursing station, and medicine store in the early hours of August 15.