"If those measures had been taken, this incident may never have happened," said Dr Riya Bera, a postgraduate trainee at R.G. Kar, of her colleague's death.

Medics sit behind an altar of framed images as they attend a protest condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic, inside the premises of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, Aug.20, 2024.
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