Bengal Government hospitals observe two-minute silence in memory of R.G. Kar rape-murder victim doctor

The Bengal government hospitals observed a two-minute silence on Sunday (August 9, 2026) in memory of the on-duty doctor who was raped and murdered at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on the second anniversary of her death. The West Bengal Junior Doctors Front led extensive protests following the discovery of the post-graduate trainee doctor's body on August 9, 2024, and held a clinic for underprivileged people at Chitpur in north Kolkata.

The silence was observed by doctors, nurses, and other officials at all government hospitals, with state Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Sharadwat Mukherjee and senior officials also participating in the remembrance at Swasthya Bhavan, the department's headquarters.

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