Junior doctors at RG Kar Hospital ended their 42-day strike, resuming essential services after a march to the CBI. Thousands joined a rally demanding justice for their murdered colleague, emphasizing ongoing commitment to public health despite partial resumption of duties.

The junior doctors rejoined their duties in essential and emergency services at all state-run hospitals but not in the outpatient departments (OPDs).

Junior doctors ended their 42-day agitation over the RG Kar hospital incident, resuming essential services from Saturday. They held a march demanding a speedy CBI probe into the rape and murder case of a young doctor.

Junior doctors in West Bengal have partially returned to work after a 42-day protest following the rape and murder of a female doctor. They are attending to essential and emergency services but avoiding outpatient departments.

Kolkata: The protesting junior doctors on Saturday had resumed emergency services at various government hospitals and also at flood affected areas. A team of 30 junior doctors from two different medical colleges visited the flooded areas and not just treatment they were also seen distributing dry foods to the affected people of the area.

Junior doctors rejoined their duties partially on Saturday morning at various government-run hospitals in West Bengal after a hiatus of 42 days.

This came after junior doctors, on Thursday late evening, announced a partial withdrawal of their strike, which began on August 9.