India police fire tear gas at protesters over murder of doctor
India's police fired tear gas and water cannons in the eastern city of Calcutta as clashes with demonstrators protesting against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor turned violent.
Hundreds of people chanted slogans against the August 9 attack and gathered behind police barricades as authorities fired water cannons and tear gas at several junctures in an attempt to disperse the protesters. Dozens of people later tore apart a barricade as anti-riot police wielding long sticks tried to stop them.
The attack on August 9 in the eastern city of Calcutta has triggered demands for justice for the victim and greater safety for women at hospitals, with doctors in several places refusing to see non-emergency patients.
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