The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front protested in Kolkata, demanding justice for the rape and murder victim at RG Kar Medical College. Their 21 km march and ongoing hunger strike aim for justice and healthcare reform.

The medics said that they were in talks with their colleagues in other states and that the proposed strike may take place across the country.

West Bengal junior doctors threaten a strike on October 22 if their demands are unmet, seeking justice for a deceased colleague.

CM Mamata Banerjee has reached out to fasting junior doctors in Kolkata, promising to address their demands within three to four months. Despite her plea to end the strike, the doctors plan to continue their protest until they see tangible actions from the government.

The call was made using the mobile phone of Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, who, along with Home Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Indira Mukherjee, visited the protest site at Esplanade in central Kolkata.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reviews healthcare infrastructure upgrades, focusing on security at state-run hospitals amid ongoing protests.

The fast-unto-death by agitating junior doctors in West Bengal entered the 15th day on Saturday over demands for justice for the deceased post-graduate trainee of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and workplace security.

Junior doctors in West Bengal have threatened to go on a state-wide strike on October 22 if their demands, stemming from the alleged rape and murder of a colleague at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital,