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Junior doctors in Bengal are still on strike over the rape and death of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The doctors continued their protest Friday, October 4, demanding justice for their colleague and better security and safety measures at medical facilities.

"We are holding a governing body meeting among ourselves to decide on our next step. But we are sticking to our demands for safety and security at all hospitals across West Bengal," protesting doctors told PTI, a day after some senior medics requested them to call off their total 'cease work' in the wake of the problems faced by ordinary patients.

A meeting by the governing body also took place on Thursday, however, no announcements or decisions were made after that. The junior doctors renewed their 'cease work' on October 1 after an attack on medics by a patient's family at the state-run College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital the previous week.

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Earlier, the doctors had gone on a complete cease work for 42 days following the rape and murder at Kolkata Hospital on August 9. The strike was called off on September21 with doctors agreeing resuming essential services under directives aimed at ensuring safety and efficient healthcare.

Meanwhile, earlier on Thursday, undergraduate and postgraduate students, junior doctors, and interns of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital held a torchlight procession in protest against the rape and murder at RG Kar Medical College.

Meanwhile, doctors from private hospitals lit earthen lamps at Ganga Ghat in Kolkata as a mark of protest against the same incident.

Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court sought the submission of a report from the National Task Force regarding safety and other issues related to professionals in the case concerning the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

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A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, issued this directive while hearing the suo motu petition related to the incident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

During the hearing, the Supreme Court inquired about the measures taken by the West Bengal government concerning the installation of CCTV cameras, the construction of toilets, and biometric systems.

(With inputs from agency)