Gangtok: Health professionals and citizens in Sikkim held a candlelight vigil at MG Marg, Gangtok, in protest against the recent rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata.
In a show of solidarity, the two major hospitals in Gangtok—the government-run Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial Hospital and the private Central Referral Hospital—suspended outpatient and operative services on Saturday.
Participants in the vigil carried placards, demanding justice for the victim and calling for stringent punishment for the perpetrators of the heinous crime against a fellow health professional.
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