Junior doctors boycott work at Ranchi's RIMS over woman doctor's rape-murder in Kolkata
The Hindu
Junior doctors at RIMS boycott services in protest, demand CBI probe into Kolkata doctor's rape and murder.
Junior doctors at state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi on Tuesday (August 13, 2024) started a ‘pen-down’ agitation by boycotting OPD services and elective surgeries in protest against the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata.
However, they continued to attend emergency services at the premier hospital.
The agitating doctors demanded a CBI probe into the rape and murder of the woman doctor in Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital.
“Around 200 doctors have joined the agitation, and senior resident doctors have also supported our stir. Our protest excludes emergency services as we do not want any patient in need to suffer,” Ankit Kumar, president of Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) at RIMS, told PTI.
“Apart from a CBI probe, we also demand the safety of doctors at workplace,” he added.
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