In protest over the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata, India police used tear gas
In the state of West Bengal, where the crime was committed, protestors are calling for the resignation of the state's highest elected official. Police have fired tear gas and water cannon and used batons to break up protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. Protesting university students led the crowds in breaking through barricades set up by security forces to demand the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the state’s top elected official, for her handling of the case. The 31-year-old trainee medic was raped and killed on August 9 while working at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Her murder and rape shocked the nation and exposed the widespread prevalence of sexual assault in India. A portion of the demonstrators calling for Banerjee's resignation were members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the chief minister's Hindu nationalist party an...