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‘Reclaim the night’: Massive protests in India after doctor’s rape, murder

A woman holds a placard as she attends a candlelight vigil held outside Jadavpur University condemning the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a government-run hospital in Kolkata, India [Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters]

Thousands of people protested in the eastern city of Kolkata to condemn the rape and murder of a doctor in a state-run hospital that also provoked demonstrations across India demanding better safety for women.

The protests were held at more than 100 locations across Kolkata and spread to surrounding towns in the state of West Bengal late on Wednesday and rallies took place in several other Indian cities early into Thursday morning.

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