Kolkata doctor's rape-murder triggers nationwide protests

New Delhi/Kolkata: Resident doctors at government hospitals across the country held protests Monday over the recent rape-murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata, with those in West Bengal and Delhi going on an indefinite strike that hit OPD services and non-emergency surgeries.

The move comes in response to a call from the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association (FORDA) which said the "strike won't stop unless justice is served and our demands are met".

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pledged to transfer the case to the CBI if the state police fail to solve it by Sunday. During the indefinite strike, outpatient departments (OPDs) will be shut. (PTI)