Kolkata protests

  • Rape of medic in India spirals into political street clashes

    Thousands of protesters clashed in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Wednesday (Aug 28), where demonstrations seeking justice for a murdered doctor spiralled into violent street skirmishes between political rivals. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on Aug 9 stoked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of violence against…

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