In Brief:
- Bengal government hospitals held a two-minute silence for the slain R.G. Kar doctor.
- Junior Doctors' Front led protests and organised a clinic for the underprivileged in Chitpur, Kolkata.
- The victim was a postgraduate trainee doctor found dead on August 9, 2024.
- Protests and memorial events highlight ongoing demands for security and justice.
A two-minute silence was observed on Sunday (August 9, 2026) in all government hospitals across West Bengal in memory of the on-duty doctor who was raped and murdered at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, marking the second anniversary of her death.
The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front, which led extensive protests following the discovery of the postgraduate trainee doctor's body on August 9, 2024, held a clinic for underprivileged people at Chitpur in north Kolkata to mark the day.
The memorial actions reaffirm the continuing demand from doctors and civil society for institutional safety, workplace security, and complete justice.
