The miscreants allegedly attacked protesters, including doctors, and also damaged police vehicles, those present at the protest said.

Around midnight on Wednesday, people from across West Bengal — and the country — had hit the streets in protest, under the banner ‘reclaim the night’, to urge authorities to make public spaces safer for women and ensure justice in the rape and murder case.

“A mob of miscreants entered the hospital. The agitating doctors were attacked and had to flee. They even tried to enter the building where the junior doctor was raped andmurdered. Police stood as mute spectators,” alleged Subhendu Mullick, a senior resident doctor at NRS who was among the protesters.

According to eyewitnesses, around midnight, a mob of hundreds of men barged into the premises, taking protesters and even the police by surprise.

They pelted stones and ransacked two police vehicles stationed at the gate of the hospital, eyewitnesses said.

Earlier in the day, a CBI team had visited the hospital and initiated a probe into the gruesome crime.

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