New Delhi, Aug 12: There were country-wide protests by government doctors on Monday against the rape and murder of a woman doctor in West Bengal.
Meanwhile, the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the incident took place, has resigned following protests, according to media reports.
The body of the woman post-graduate trainee was found inside a seminar hall of the hospital on Friday morning. A civic volunteer was arrested on Saturday in connection with the crime.
Support for the agitating doctors has been pouring in from various parts of the country. The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association of India had endorsed the strike and called for a nationwide halt of elective services on Monday.
