Flawed responses to rape underpin Kolkata case

All she wanted at the end of a 36-hour shift was to rest. Since Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital does not have such a designated space for doctors, she did what the others do, find a quiet place for a nap — in this case, a seminar hall.

The complete facts are yet to emerge but the autopsy report makes for gruesome reading. There is evidence that she was raped and then killed. The police have arrested a civic volunteer, Sanjay Roy.

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