Intern female doc harassed by drunk patient at Calcutta Medical College sparks protest

In the emergency department at Calcutta Medical College, a routine night shift turned into a harrowing ordeal for a young female intern doctor. An intoxicated patient harassed the intern with abusive languages, leaving her shaken and vulnerable. Despite police stationed just outside the emergency department gate but no action has been taken, sparks hospital security questions again. This incident, coming just after a year of the tragic RG Kar Hospital case, has reignited fears for healthcare workers' safety medical college and hospital.

The female intern doc finally alerted the police herself about the incident and then the police intervened. But the damage was done, fueling outrage among junior doctors and medical students who gathered to confront hospital authorities. The frustration boiled over into a full-scale protest outside the Calcutta Medical College principal's office , with demonstrators urging for immediate security upgrades and an end to the chronic shortages of essential medicines and equipment that often escalate tensions with distressed patients and families.

Echoing the widespread RG Kar protests where Calcutta Medical College's own voices led the charge, this latest outcry underscores a systemic crisis in West Bengal's healthcare. Protesters long-idle emergency machine was hastily reactivated under their pressure, but they warn it's a band-aid on a gaping wound. As investigations into the harassment unfolds, the medical fraternity demands not just justice for one female intern doc, but a fortress of protection for all frontline warriors battling to keep the city's pulse alive amid chaos.