Meanwhile, the principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the incident took place, has resigned following protests, according to media reports.
While announcing his resignation, Dr Sandip Ghosh appealed to the protesting medical students and house staff to withdraw their demonstrations and cease work and resume normal operations on the hospital premises.
“My resignation was the desire of the students. In fact, the entire state was demanding my resignation. I hope that the medical students and junior doctors will now resume their normal operations. For the last few days, my family and I have been subjected to various adverse comments. So I decided to resign,” said Ghosh on Monday morning, according to IANS.Will hand over Kolkata doctor murder probe to CBI if police fail to solve case by Sunday: Mamata Banerjee'
The body of the woman post-graduate trainee was found inside a seminar hall of the hospital on Friday morning. A civic volunteer was arrested on Saturday in connection with the crime.
Support for the agitating doctors has been pouring in from various parts of the country. The Federation of Resident Doctors' Association of India had endorsed the strike and called for a nationwide halt of elective services on Monday.
Ten government hospitals in Delhi began an indefinite strike, halting all elective services on Monday.
