Over 70 Padma-awardee doctors have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his personal intervention in the case connected to the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last week.

Doctors said, such acts of brutality shake the very foundations of service by medical professionals and highlight the urgent need to address violence, particularly against women, girls, and healthcare professionals. The doctors also urged the Prime Minister to take strong measures to prevent such atrocities from re-occurring. They called upon the law enforcement agencies, policymakers, and the society at large to take immediate and decisive action.