India protests swell over rape-murder of female doctor

Doctors, nurses and paramedics walk out in call for safer working conditions

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Medical students hold posters in protest over the rape and murder of a young female doctor inside a hospital in Kolkata, India. © Reuters

SHIVALIKA PURI, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- Hundreds of thousands across India have taken to the streets as doctors stage a mass hospital walkout in protest at the rape-murder of a female medic, which has sparked fresh outrage over sexual violence against women.

The demonstrations have swelled in recent days with rallies by doctors, nurses and other health care workers in major cities nationwide, including the capital New Delhi and eastern Kolkata where the victim was found dead at a state-run hospital last week.

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