Sourav Ganguly Leads Candlelight Protest Demanding Justice for Kolkata Doctor's Rape-Murder

Sourav Ganguly, former Indian captain will join the junior resident doctors to support

Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case: Sourav Ganguly, former Indian captain will join the junior resident doctors to support and demand justice for the deceased postgraduate trainee doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital medical college in Kolkata.

He will join the protesting doctors along with his wife Dona Ganguly in Kolkata. Sourav Ganguly has changed his profile picture on X to black to show solidarity with the victim after this it shows the participation in the protest. Thousands of people have done the same on social media to mourn the tragedy.

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He was trolled for calling it a “one-off” incident for which he had to clarify. “I don’t know how what I said last Sunday was construed or interpreted. I have said it earlier as well that (the crime) it’s a terrible thing. Now, the CBI (and the) police are investigating the matter. It’s very shameful what has happened,” Sourav Ganguly said.

The former Indian cricket team captain hoped once the investigating agencies find out who is the culprit then the harshest punishment would be given so that no one in the country will be dares to perform such crime in future.

Ganguly stated that this is not fair to judge West Bengal or the country as a whole on the basis of an “isolated incident”.

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He had given this while he was speaking to reporters at the Biswa-Bangla Convention Centre.

“I don’t think everything should be judged on an isolated incident. There is no room to think that everything or everyone is not safe for this (incident). Such accidents happen all over the world. It is wrong to think that girls are not safe. Not only in West Bengal, but everywhere in India, women are safe. Where we live is the best place. One should not judge by one incident,” Ganguly said.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari requesting to the doctors, he says, “The horrific incident that happened with the doctor of Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, everyone is deeply saddened after this, the level of grief cannot be expressed in words. I would request the doctors that they should return to work.”

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