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Tens of thousands of women in West Bengal state marched through the streets on Wednesday night in protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Reclaim the Night march was the culmination of nearly a week of frenzied protests ignited by the brutal killing of the 31-year-old at the RG Kar Medical College last Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a gruelling 36-hour shift, she had fallen asleep in a seminar room due to the lack of a designated rest area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next morning, her colleagues discovered her half-naked body on the podium, bearing extensive injuries. A hospital volunteer worker has been arrested in connection with the crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Responding to calls on social media, women from all walks of life marched across Kolkata city and throughout the state on a rainy Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though protests were largely peaceful, they were marred by clashes between the police and a small group of unidentified men who barged into the RG Kar Hospital, the site of the doctor\u2019s murder, and ransacked the emergency department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police fired tear gas to disperse the unruly crowd. Some police vehicles were also damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smaller protests were also held in many other Indian cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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