Indian police fire tear gas, water cannons at rally against rape, killing of trainee doctor

Police fire tear gas to disperse people protesting the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a government hospital earlier this month, in Kolkata, India, Aug. 27, 2024. Activists shout slogans as they join a rally protesting the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a government hospital earlier this month, in Kolkata, India, Aug. 27, 2024.

Police in India fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of a top elected official in the country's east, accusing her of mishandling an investigation into a rape and killing of a resident doctor earlier this month.