Doctors in Kolkata took to the streets in large numbers today, forming a human chain to protest the rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. A massive number of healthcare professionals formed human chains and blocked several roads in the West Bengal capital.
Amid the protests, a unique gesture stood out. Protesting doctors and police officers, who were maintaining order, shared a moment of camaraderie. Doctors tied rakhis on the wrists of police personnel and in return, the cops distributed toffees to the doctors.