Several villagers gathered at the accused's house in East Medinipur and assaulted him with bamboo sticks. The police rushed to the spot, and the accused was admitted to the hospital.
Protesting junior doctors across West Bengal have resumed their strike, saying that unless they see action from the Mamata Banerjee government on their demands, the strike will continue.
Subhankar Sarkar, the new president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, highlighted that the coalition dynamics differ at the state and national level.
Seeking a new round of talks, the protesting doctors said that the West Bengal government should provide them with a "democratic environment" and also listed fresh demands.
Mamata Banerjee announced the removal of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and the Deputy Commissioner (North), who faced bribery allegations from the family of the trainee doctor who was raped and killed in Kolkata.
The West Bengal government has accepted one demand of the junior doctors protesting against the RG Kar rape and murder that the infrastructure of state-run hospitals should be developed, according to sources.
The doctors' protests in Kolkata have garnered solidarity from actors, homemakers, as well as patients who had come for treatment at RG Kar Hospital.
On Wednesday morning, doctors said they had agreed to a meeting and emailed the Chief Minister's Office. They demanded a live telecast of the meeting, and demanded that a delegation of 30 representatives be present.
Trinamool Congress's Jawhar Sircar, who resigned as a Rajya Sabha MP over his government's handling of the trainee doctor's rape-murder in Kolkata, said there was a "disease of corruption" in Bengal and that things had become complicated.
Bengali filmmaker Arindam Sil has been indefinitely suspended by the Directors Association of Eastern India amid sexual harassment allegations. The suspension will remain until the issue is resolved.
The incident took place on Wednesday night in Mathabhanga town during the protest, which was organised as part of the 'Reclaim the Night' campaign to demand justice for the 31-year-old trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Atish Sarkar, a Trinamool Congress leader, has been suspended from the party for one year after he threatened protesters demanding justice for a Kolkata doctor's rape and murder.
Aparna Sen, who joined the protest against the rape and murder of a doctor in a government hospital in Kolkata, spoke about the delay in justice. While she urged everyone to keep patience, as the highest investigating agency is now handling it, she also said that the protests will continue. She also urged citizens to be mindful, asking them not to halt day-to-day activities.
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly molested at a Howrah hospital on Saturday night, sparking outrage among locals and leading to the arrest of a contractual laboratory technician.
A man was arrested for allegedly molesting an on-duty nurse at a government-run hospital in Birbhum district, West Bengal, while she was administering a saline drip.
Three people have been arrested for firing shots at BJP leader Priyangu Pandey's car in Bengal's Bhatpara amid a 12-hour shutdown in the state, called to protest the police action against Nabanna protesters.
A special court in Kolkata allowed the CBI to conduct a lie detector test on Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar hospital and four other doctors who were the colleagues of the victim.
Former deputy superintendent of RG Kar Medical College Akhtar Ali, in an interview with India Today, has claimed Dr Sandip Ghosh was involved in several illegal activities.
A team of CISF personnel arrived at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court ordered that central forces be deployed there amid massive protests over the gruesome rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor.
Fans of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan gathered outside Kolkata's iconic Salt Lake stadium despite the cancellation of the Durand Cup match between the clubs. They raised slogans demanding justice for the 31-year-old trainee doctor who was raped and murdered.
