Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Bengal Hospitals Observe Two-Minute Silence on RG Kar Anniversary
Two years ago, a doctor who was working at a hospital in West Bengal was hurt and killed.
This made many people very sad and angry.
She was a postgraduate trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Every year on August 9, people remember her.
This year, all government hospitals in West Bengal stayed quiet for two minutes in her memory.
The silence was a way to honor the doctor and show respect.
A group called the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front led big protests after her body was found in 2024.
On this second anniversary, the group held a free clinic for people who cannot easily afford medical care.
The clinic was held at Chitpur in north Kolkata to help underprivileged people.
Government hospitals across West Bengal observed a two-minute silence on Sunday, August 9, in memory of the doctor raped and murdered at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The observance marked the second anniversary of the postgraduate trainee doctor's death.
The doctor's body was discovered on August 9, 2024, which triggered extensive protests.
The West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front led the protests following the discovery of the body.
The front also held a clinic for underprivileged people at Chitpur in north Kolkata.
- Who
- An on-duty postgraduate trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front, and government hospitals across West Bengal.
- What
- A two-minute silence in all government hospitals and a free clinic for underprivileged people, held in memory of a doctor who was raped and murdered.
- When
- Sunday, August 9, the second anniversary of the doctor's death; her body was discovered on August 9, 2024.
- Where
- Government hospitals across West Bengal, including R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Chitpur in north Kolkata.
- Why
- To honor the memory of the on-duty doctor on the second anniversary of her rape and murder.
- Event
- Second anniversary of the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor
- Observance
- Two-minute silence in all government hospitals; clinic for underprivileged people
- Date
- Sunday, August 9
- Location
- West Bengal; Chitpur, north Kolkata
- Hospital
- R G Kar Medical College and Hospital
- Date of crime
- August 9, 2024
- Organizer
- West Bengal Junior Doctors' Front
- Victim
- Postgraduate trainee doctor (name not disclosed)