Kolkata Doc’s Rape-Murder: BJP Workers-Police Clash During Protest; 19 Arrested

New Delhi: A clash broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and Kolkata Police outside CGO Complex on Friday during a protest demanding justice for the victim of the RG Kar’s Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case. Several BJP workers were detained by police during the protest, ANI reported.

A scuffle also broke out between Kolkata Police and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) SUCI (C) in Hazra when the latter were protesting during a 12-hour general strike call in West Bengal in solidarity with the rape and murder of the trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College on August 9, the report added.

#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal: A clash broke out between BJP leaders and police outside CGO Complex during BJP’s protest over the RG Kar’s Medical College and Hospital incident. The police have detained the protestors. pic.twitter.com/20UGmbnZvr

— ANI (@ANI) August 16, 2024

The SUCI (C) supporters were detained in Kolkata. SUCI (C) supporters were then arrested and taken to Lalbazar Police Station after they staged a protest at Hazra Intersection.