'Lights Out': People Switch Off Lights, Come Out With Candles in Kolkata To Protest Against RG Kar Rape-Murder

As protests over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital continue, several people in the state held protests on Wednesday evening by switching off the lights from 9 pm to 10 pm. The junior doctors at the state-run hospitals of West Bengal urged everyone to switch off lights and light a candle or a diya as a symbolic ‘lights out’ protest.

Lights at West Bengal’s Raj Bhawan were also switched off as a symbol of protest against the horrific rape and murder case in Kolkata.

Along with the people, BJP leaders including Sukanta Majumdar and Agnimitra Paul, also switched off their lights as a symbol of protest during a protest rally on Wednesday.

On August 9, the body of an on-duty postgraduate trainee was found in the seminar room of state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The incident has triggered nationwide outrage.

A civic volunteer was arrested shortly after the trainee doctor’s body was discovered. The CBI has also arrested former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, for alleged financial misconduct at the medical establishment.