The father of a 31-year-old trainee doctor who was raped and killed in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata last week said on August 16 that he is drawing strength from protesters seeking justice for his daughter, as a 24-hour medical strike got underway on August 17“My daughter is gone but millions of sons and daughters are now with me. This has given me a lot of strength,” he said.The trainee doctor had been found dead last on August 9 at a medical college where she worked.Anger at the failure of tough laws to deter a rising tide of violence against women has fuelled protests by doctors and women's groups. Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals started a 24-hour shutdown in protest against the brutal crime.
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