Junior Doctors Continue 'Cease Work' Amid Rape-Murder Protest in West Bengal

Junior doctors in West Bengal are continuing their 'cease work' protest demanding justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered. They seek the resignation of top health officials despite the Supreme Court's directive to resume work by 5 pm on Tuesday.

Junior doctors in West Bengal have declared their intention to continue their 'cease work' protest, demanding justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered, despite the Supreme Court's directive to resume duties by 5 pm on Tuesday.

The aggrieved medics are calling for the resignation of the state's health secretary and director of health education (DHE). They have planned a rally to the Swasthya Bhavan, the health department's headquarters in Salt Lake, Tuesday noon.

The body of the postgraduate trainee doctor was discovered with injury marks in a seminar room at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, triggering national outrage. The doctors have been on 'cease work' for about a month.

The Supreme Court ordered them to resume duties, following the West Bengal government's assurance that no punitive action would be taken if the doctors returned to work.

(With inputs from agencies.)