Trial begins for rape and murder of junior doctor in India’s Kolkata

Trial begins for rape and murder of junior doctor in India’s Kolkata

A court in West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and killing a doctor at a government hospital in August. The case has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India. The woman's body was found in a classroom at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in the state capital Kolkata on Aug. 9, federal police said. They also said they had...

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