Oct 16, 2024, at 03:30 am
In a rare instance, Kolkata Tuesday stood witness to a massive protest rally in demand of justice for the RG Kar victim on a day when the magnanimous Durga Puja carnival was being held on Red Road. The rally was organised by the Joint Platform of Doctors as a counter to Mamata Banerjee's Durga Puja Carnival and was named 'Droher Carnival' (a carnival to rebel).(Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
West Bengal junior doctors ramp up protests over RG Kar case
Oct 03, 2024, at 06:26 pm
The West Bengal junior doctors on Wednesday held a rally from College Square in North Kolkata to downtown Dharmatala scaling up their protests over the RG Kar rape-murder case, demanding justice for the victim and adequate security for medical fraternity from the government. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Bengal junior doctors celebrate Mamata Banerjee's administrative rejig in face of protests
Sep 17, 2024, at 11:29 pm
West Bengal junior doctors celebrated after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee bowed to their demands and removed top cop, other police and health officials amid massive protests against the RG Kar rape and murder case. (Images by IBNS)
Left protests against arrest of DYFI leader Kalatan Dasgupta
Sep 17, 2024, at 11:24 pm
SFI, DYFI and AIDWA hit the streets on Monday protesting against the arrest of Left leader Kalatan Dasgupta for allegedly planning an attack on junior doctors, who are camped outside Swasthya Bhavan in Kolkata's Salt Lake area demanding justice for RG Kar case. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In Images: A street drama to demand justice for RG Kar
Sep 17, 2024, at 11:19 pm
A street drama was organised in the College Street area of Kolkata demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Sep 17, 2024, at 05:06 pm
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday late night announced the removal of Kolkata Commissioner of Police Vineet Goyal, DC North Abhishek Gupta, two health officials after a meeting with junior doctors, who are on ceasework demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder case. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Mithun Chakraborty joins RG Kar protest in Kolkata
Sep 12, 2024, at 03:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty, who is nursing a painful injury in hand, on Wednesday (Sept 11) joined a protest rally in north Kolkata, demanding justice for the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month. “This is a mass movement we are witnessing after many, many years,” he told reporters.(Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Glimpses from third night vigil demanding RG Kar justice
Sep 11, 2024, at 05:21 am
Thousands of people seized several parts of Kolkata on Sunday as a part of the third night vigil demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Rickshaw pullers demand justice for RG Kar victim in Kolkata
Sep 11, 2024, at 05:11 am
Rickshaw pullers held a rally in Kolkata demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Kolkata's iconic Indian Coffee House demands justice for RG Kar
Sep 10, 2024, at 04:49 am
Kolkata's iconic Indian Coffee House, which is considered as a place for the intellectuals to raise stormy discussions on issues ranging from politics to sports to world cinema, too on Monday joined the demand for justice for the 31-year-old trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. At around 6 pm, the visitors switched off all lights and lit candles to share solidarity. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
CPI-M organises Lalbazar march in Kolkata demanding justice for RG Kar victim
Sep 10, 2024, at 04:43 am
CPI-M leaders and workers held a march to the Kolkata Police headquarters Lalbazar in the city demanding justice for the RG Kar victim and resignation of Commissioner of Police Vineet Goyal who is facing massive public outrage over the handling of the rape-murder case. Senior CPI-M leaders Md. Salim, Suryakanta Mishra, Sujan Chakraborty were present in the rally. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Reclaim the Night 2: Kolkata cries justice in second vigil for RG Kar victim
Sep 05, 2024, at 06:37 am
Kolkata on Wednesday (Sept 4, 2024) witnessed a massive turnout of people throughout the night from 9 pm till midnight in the second vigil by tens and thousands of people demanding justice for the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder victim. The vigil was also meant to keep the eyes on the Supreme Court hearing of the case amid a CBI probe though the scheduled hearing from Sept 5 has been cancelled. From the Shyambazar five-point crossing and College Square in north Kolkata to Jadavpur 8B bus depot in the south, people sang and shouted one slogan- We want justice. The parents of the victim also took part in the vigil in Shyambazar gathering.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Kolkata stages second-night vigil seeking justice in RG Kar rape-murder case
Sep 05, 2024, at 04:27 am
In a rare show of citizens' solidarity, Kolkata is observing its second-night vigil by turning off lights and coming out on streets with candles in their hands in demand of justice for the 31-year-old junior doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital even though there is a strong disappointment among protesters over the cancellation of the Supreme Court hearing on September 5.
RG Kar Protest: Junior doctors march to Lalbazar, demands resignation of Kol Police Commissioner
Sep 03, 2024, at 04:51 pm
Striking junior doctors from various state-run medical college and hospitals on Monday (Sept 2) marched from College Square to Lalbazar police headquarters demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim and the resignation of the city’s police commissioner Vineet Goyal. The protesting junior doctors have camped at the Phears lane where they spent the last night and refuse to leave until their demands are met. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
'Maha Michil' in Kolkata demanding justice for RG Kar
Sep 02, 2024, at 05:02 am
Thousands of people walked from College Square to Dharmatala in Kolkata in a massive rally- dubbed as Maha Michil- demanding justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim on Sunday. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
In images: Junior doctors organise massive protest rally in Kolkata
Aug 29, 2024, at 04:47 am
Kolkata once again witnessed a massive rally Wednesday organised by West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front seeking justice for the brutal rape and murder of their fellow medic at RG Kar Medical college and Hospital.(Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
CPI-M youth leaders march to Kolkata Police headquarters demanding justice for RG Kar victim
Aug 27, 2024, at 01:29 am
CPI-M student and youth wings SFI-DYFI on Aug 24 stage a march to Kolkata police headquarters Lalbazar to demand justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim. Young Left leaders like Minakshi Mukherjee and Dipsita Dhar were on the forefront of the protest braving rains. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Aug 22, 2024, at 11:58 pm
The West Bengal BJP unit, led by party's prominent leaders like Suvendu Adhikari, Agnimitra Paul, Dilip Ghosh and Roopa Ganguly, conducted a protest march on Thursday to Swasthya Bhawan against the brutal rape and murder of a lady doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug 9.
Bengali music fraternity protests against RG Kar rape-murder, demands justice
Aug 20, 2024, at 04:15 pm
The Bengali music fraternity comprising singers Rupam Islam, Anupam Roy, Lopamudra Mitra, Sourendra-Soumyajit protested against the rape-murder of 31-year-old junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and demanded justice for the victim. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Artists demand justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim in Kolkata
Aug 20, 2024, at 04:02 pm
Artists gathered at Kolkata's Academy of Fine Arts on Monday to protest against the RG Kar rape-murder, demand justice for the 31-year-old victim and lash out at the Mamata Banerjee government over its handling of the case before the CBI probe. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)