Protests escalate in India over rape and murder of doctor
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Medical students hold hands as they attend a protest against what they say was rape and murder of a trainee doctor, inside the premises of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Photo: Reuters
Thousands of women marched across several Indian cities overnight and Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for strict punishment for crimes against women, as outrage and protests against the gruesome rape and murder of a doctor escalated.