IN PHOTOS: Thousands take out rally in Kolkata to demand justice for RG Kar medic

Thousands of people from all the sections of society on Friday took part in a rally from Highland Park in the southern fringes of the city, demanding justice for the 31-year-old doctor who was raped and murdered in state-run RG Kar hospital on August 9

Updated On: 2024-09-20 09:03 PM IST

Compiled by : Sanjana Deshpande

Thousands of people from all the sections of society on Friday took part in a rally from Highland Park in the southern fringes of the city, demanding justice for the 31-year-old doctor who was raped and murdered in state-run RG Kar hospital on August 9

Doctors, members of voluntary bodies and associations of specially abled people, cartoonists, IT professionals, scientists and professors participated in the 42-km march

They shouted slogans in solidarity with the postgraduate trainee, whose body was found with severe injuries in the seminar hall of the hospital on August 9

"We will not rest unless all those involved in the brutal attack on our sister are identified and punished," said Rimjhim Sinha, a young researcher, said their movement seeking justice for the doctor is not over

Several rallies have been held in the city since August 9 over the RG Kar incident

The procession passed through Ruby Crossing, VIP Bazar, Science City, Chingrighata and take a detour via Beleghata, NRS Medical College, Chittaranjan National Medical College, Mallick Bazar and SSKM Hospital before concluding at Shyambazar

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