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)
Glimpses from RG Kar-themed Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata
Oct 04, 2024, at 10:02 pm
A Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata's Kankurgachi area was themed after the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the city's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. (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)
RG Kar: Junior doctors protest outside Swasthya Bhavan in Salt Lake defying Supreme Court deadline
Sep 11, 2024, at 04:21 am
Thousands of junior doctors are protesting close to the Swastha Bhavan (the administrative building of the state's Health and Family Welfare) in Salt Lake area on Tuesday (Sept 10, 2024) to demand justice for the rape and murder of a medic in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The deadline set by the Supreme Court for doctors to join their duty ended at 5 pm. 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)
Clay artisans march demanding justice for RG Kar victim
Sep 09, 2024, at 04:13 pm
The clay artisans of Kolkata's Kumortuli marched on the streets of the northern part of the city to demand justice for the doctor who was raped and murdered in state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month. 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
'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)
RG Kar protests swell, demand for justice grows louder
Aug 30, 2024, at 06:02 pm
The arch-rival football clubs- East Bengal and Mohun Bagan- students, activists, prominent singers and actors, LGBTQI+ community and countless common people walked about three kilometers from College Square to Esplanade area in Kolkata on Thursday evening, demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder case, resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and a rape-free society. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Special children, teachers and support staff walk for RG Kar justice
Aug 29, 2024, at 03:52 am
Amid the several protests by citizens’ group, students and political people, Aug 28 witnessed a march by special children and their parents, teachers and support staff demanding justice for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the state-run 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)
Kolkata’s Presidency University demands justice for RG Kar rape-murder victim
Aug 24, 2024, at 04:41 am
The students, alumni, teachers and staff of Kolkata’s prestigious Presidency University hit the streets on Friday to protest against the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and demand justice for the victim. (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)
Aug 20, 2024, at 05:18 am
Amid the doctors' indefinite protests at hospitals across the state over RG Kar rape-murder, the medical fraternity on Monday marched with Dr. Kunal Sarkar and Dr. Subarna Goswami, who have been summoned by Kolkata Police over their alleged social media posts spreading misinformation, to police headquarters Lal Bazar. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Bengali film fraternity protests against RG Kar rape-murder
Aug 19, 2024, at 04:19 am
The Bengali film fraternity took out a protest march from North Kolkata’s Khanna More to Shyambazar demanding justice in the RG Kar rape-murder case. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
'Reclaim The Rights': Women, queer and transgender communities protest against RG Kar rape-murder
Aug 18, 2024, at 04:38 am
A huge number of women, people from the queer and transgender communities, backed by celebrities like Sohini Sarkar, Ushasi Ray, Sovan Ganguly carried out a march in protest against the rape and murder of lady doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The march was carried out from College Square to RG Kar Hospital. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Anatomy of a protest: When Kolkata seized the night to demand rape-murder justice
Aug 15, 2024, at 09:31 am
The rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee lady doctor at Kolkata's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and its alleged cover-up triggered a tsunami of anger against the authorities, as women and men across West Bengal took to streets on the eve of Independence Day. As people started gathering in protest points across Kolkata from Jadavpur to Behala and Academy of Fine Arts, the outcry for justice grew loud. Glimpses.