Junior Doctors Maintain 'Cease Work' to Demand Justice for Rape-Murder Victim

Junior doctors in West Bengal continue their work stoppage demanding justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital, despite Supreme Court's orders to resume duty. They demand the resignation of the state health secretary and director of health education and plan a rally to the health department headquarters.

Junior doctors in West Bengal have announced their decision to continue their 'cease work' protest demanding justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital. This decision comes in defiance of the Supreme Court's directive to resume duties by 5 pm on Tuesday.

The protesters are calling for the resignation of the state's health secretary and director of health education. They plan to hold a rally to Swasthya Bhavan, the health department headquarters, on Tuesday noon.

The body of the postgraduate trainee, found with injury marks in a seminar room, has sparked nationwide outrage. The Supreme Court, responding to the nearly month-long strike, has directed doctors to resume work or face adverse actions, while the state government assured no punitive measures would be taken against those returning to duty.

(With inputs from agencies.)