Kolkata: Thousands of women protest about rape and murder of doctor in India

Women led a march in West Bengal state after a female doctor's brutal rape and murder last week.

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They were protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital last week.

This is being called India’s biggest Reclaim the Night march, echoing a 1970s movement in the West where women demanded safer public spaces at night.

Video by Nikita Mandhani, BBC Hindi’s Salman Ravi and Rubaiyat Biswas.

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