India: Mob vandalizes hospital as protests over rape and murder of trainee intensify

Protests in India over the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor intensified as a mob vandalized the hospital where she worked in West Bengal state.

BBC News reports that the hospital was attacked on Wednesday during the Reclaim the Night march held in Kolkata to protest against the crime.

The 31-year-old female trainee’s half-naked body, bearing extensive injuries, was discovered in a seminar hall last week and a hospital volunteer who worked at the hospital has been arrested in connection with the crime.

The Indian Medical Association has announced a nationwide strike of non-emergency services on Saturday.

Doctor’s associations in other cities and political parties in West Bengal have also planned marches on Friday and over the weekend to protest against the attack.

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