Junior doctors at the College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital in Kamarhati began a complete cease-work from Friday night after some of them were allegedly assaulted inside a hospital ward following the death of a woman.

Kolkata: Almost two months after the horrific rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 during her shift hours and the rigorous protests seeking Justice for Abhaya,

Four individuals were held for assaulting medical personnel at Sagore Dutta Hospital. The violent incident left three junior doctors and three nurses and healthcare workers injured.

Junior doctors across medical colleges in Bengal will return to a complete cease-work from Monday evening, withdrawing even from the essential services they had been providing. These doctors had only resumed essential services on September 21 after a 42-day strike that took a heavy toll on the state’s health care delivery.

Junior doctors in West Bengal announced a large rally in Kolkata on October 2, advocating for justice in the case of a fellow medic allegedly raped and murdered. A mass convention was held at SSKM Hospital,

Junior doctors in West Bengal will determine their cease work status after the Supreme Court hearing on safety concerns following recent assaults.

The staffers of the hospital located in Kamarhati near Kolkata stated that they were allegedly beaten up by the relatives of a patient who died during treatment at the medical facility.

KOLKATA: Junior doctors across Bengal have threatened to return to complete cease-work from Monday, citing security concerns following the assault on some colleagues and nurses at College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital near Kolkata on Friday.