Junior doctors in India's eastern city of Kolkata called off on Monday a 17-day-old hunger strike launched in protest against the rape and murder of a colleague, they said, in response to an appeal by the victim's parents.

Agitating junior doctors on Monday evening withdrew their weeks-long hunger strike over the RG Kar incident, hours after a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The medics also called off their proposed shutdown in the state’s health sector from Tuesday till an indefinite period.

The meeting between junior doctors and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took place at the state secretariat, Nabanna, and was streamed live, marking a significant moment in their ongoing protest. Banerjee assured the doctors that many of their concerns regarding safety and working conditions would be addressed,

Junior doctors protesting against RG Kar rape-murder call off hunger strike after meeting with Mamata Banerjee

The strike came after doctors demanded justice for a fellow resident doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.

The junior doctors initiated a 'cease-work' on August 9 following the alleged rape and murder of their colleague at RG Kar Hospital, and the hunger strike began on October 5.

The indefinite hunger strike of junior doctors of West Bengal to press for their demands over the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder incident entered the 11th day on Tuesday, as a meeting between medics and the state government failed to resolve the deadlock.

Protesting junior doctors in Kolkata on Monday announced to end their hunger strike after a two-hour meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The meeting between doctors and CM was held at the state secretariat Nabanna,

Junior doctors in Kolkata end their hunger strike after a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the RG Kar Medical College case. Seventeen doctors participated, discussing directives with the CM.

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