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Protests against murder and rape of doctor in eastern India They rose this Thursday in voltageafter the mass mobilization of thousands of women demanding justice and security.

Thousands of women took to the streets of Kolkata in West Bengal state last night to protest against murder and rape of a 31-year-old resident physicianwhose body was found last Friday in R.G. Car University Hospital in which he worked.

Authorities fear the doctor was the victim of multiple rapes

An autopsy later confirmed that she had been raped and authorities fear it was a multiple rape. The case is currently being investigated by India’s top federal investigation agency.

Protesters holding placards demanding “no more rape” or “we want more justice” gathered in various parts of the city, including outside Javadpur University.

It was Aparajita Deb, one of the protesters, who explained this Thursday EFE “that there are too many unclear points around rape.”

“It is quite clear that the government is doing everything possible to hide the evidence,” said the young woman, who accused the regional Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of not supporting the investigation.

The party is an opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has unleashed a political storm over the case.

‘Outraged by atrocities committed against our mothers and sisters’: Modi

Thus, Modi mentioned women’s safety this Thursday during his speech on the occasion of India’s Independence Day.

“There is public outrage at the atrocities committed against our mothers and sisters. I feel that outrage. The country, the community, our state governments need to take this seriously.”

The mass demonstrations in Kolkata represent an escalation of protests that have so far been largely medical associationswho questioned the lack of safety in their workplaces.

These protests are expected to continue in the coming days, even though the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Associations of India (FORDA) called off the strike that had hit health services across the country last Tuesday after a meeting with the Indian government’s Health Minister J.P. Nadda.

India with over 31,000 rape cases in 2022; 86 per day

Deb stated EFE that the next major protest will take place on August 21, when they will march to the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Sexual violence against women in India is a persistent problem, often triggering reactions from sections of society demanding more measures to ensure the safety of women.

The latest India Crime Report for 2022 recorded 31,500 rape cases this year alone, about 86 per day. (EFE)