Protests and meetings banned outside RG Kar Medical College-Hospital, Section 163 imposed

KOLKATA: Kolkata Police has banned demonstrations and meetings in RG. Section 163 has been imposed around Kar Hospital as the protests are continuing across the country after the rape and murder case in Kolkata's RG. Kar Medical College and Hospital, doctors' protests are continuing across the country.

Kolkata Police said in a statement, "Section 163 has been imposed under the Indian Civil Security Code, 2023 around R.G. Kar Hospital for the next 7 days from August 18. No gathering, dharna or rally will be allowed there during this period."

Earlier, the West Bengal government had advised all medical colleges and hospitals in the state to avoid assigning night duty to female doctors.

Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister Alapan Bandopadhyay announced an initiative called "Ratire Sathi" to ensure the safety of female doctors. He said, "Every effort should be made to avoid assigning night duty to female doctors as far as possible. Security personnel with good behavior towards women will be deployed in all medical colleges and hospitals."

It is known that on August 9, the body of a trainee female doctor was found under mysterious circumstances in the campus of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. She was a second year post graduate student and was on duty in the Chest Medicine department. Her body was found on the fourth floor of the emergency building. There is anger across the country against the murder of the female doctor and doctors are on strike in many states including West Bengal.

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