Junior doctors in West Bengal have partially resumed their duties after a 42-day hiatus in protest against the rape-murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College. They returned to emergency services but not to outpatient departments.

Junior doctors ended their 42-day agitation over the RG Kar hospital incident, resuming essential services from Saturday. They held a march demanding a speedy CBI probe into the rape and murder case of a young doctor.

Kolkata: A group of junior doctors headed to the flood-affected regions in East and Paschim Medinipur, providing relief and medical care aid through the ‘Mobile Abhaya Clinic’ on Saturday, after ending their protest in front of the Health Department headquarters in Swasthya Bhawan on Friday.

The decision to partially end the cease work came on Thursday evening marking a major breakthrough in the 41-day impasse

Junior doctors on Saturday rejoined their duties partially at various government-run hospitals in West Bengal after a hiatus of 42 days

After over 40 days, normalcy has been restored at emergency departments of different medical colleges and hospitals including RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, as protesting junior doctors resumed work today,

In Kolkata, junior doctors have decided to conclude their 42-day cease-work and nine-day sit-in over the rape-murder of a colleague. They will resume emergency duties on Saturday but refrain from joining OPD or inpatient services for now.