Journalism of Courage
The ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally to protest the rape and murder of a young woman doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital turned violent as protesters clashed with the Kolkata police in Howrah and Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
The Nabanna Abhijan was called by a little-known students’ outfit Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj (Society of Students in West Bengal). (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
The protesters marched to the West Bengal secretariat, seeking the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the rape and murder of the junior doctor at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
Stone pelting was reported at Kona Expressway, Foreshore Road in Howrah and near the iconic Howrah bridge where the police and the demonstrators clashed. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
The Kolkata police which called the march “illegal” used water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse protesters enroute Bengal secretariat. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
As the protest turned violent, many of the protesters were arrested by the police even as both sides suffered injuries. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
Following the clash, the BJP unit in Bengal called for a 12-hour ‘Bangla Bandh’ as well as the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Forum also has given a call for a “massive rally” on Wednesday. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)
A 31-year-old woman junior doctor was found raped and murdered in seminar hall at the state-run medical college and hospital on August 9, triggering a political firestorm in the state. (Express Photo BY Partha Paul)
