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The newspaper La Jornada
Friday, August 16, 2024, p. 25

Kolkata. Thousands of people took to the streets of Kolkata in the early hours of Thursday to condemn the rape and murder of a doctor and to demand an end to violence against women, a chronic problem in Indian society. The discovery of the body of the 31-year-old doctor in the public hospital where she worked sparked protests across the country, where an average of 90 rapes a day were recorded in 2022. The Indian channel NDTV reported that the autopsy confirmed the sexual assault and, in a petition to the court in charge of the case, the victim’s parents point out the suspicion that it was a group attack. In Kolkata, a crowd gathered in a candle vigil to condemn the murder. Among their signs were messages such as We want justice either Hang the rapist, save the womenThe scandal reached yesterday’s celebrations of India’s independence day in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, although without referring directly to the case, expressed his pain for violence against women. Monstrous behavior must be punished swiftly and severely.he said.