Doctors across the country have begun their 24-hour strike today in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in Kolkata.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has declared a nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency health services for 24 hours beginning at 6 am, over a week after the horrific incident at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

All essential services will be maintained and casualties will be manned, the IMA said in a statement. The routine OPDs will not function and elective surgeries will not be conducted. 

The withdrawal is across all sectors, wherever modern medicine doctors are providing service, the top body of doctors said.

Here are updates on Kolkata rape-murder case:

Karnataka Governor has sanctioned prosecution against CM Siddaramaiah in alleged MUDA scam, according to sources.

The victim’s father also expressed his support towards all the protesting students who have taken to the streets in condemnation of the horrific rape case