Indian court sets up doctors task force on workplace safety

Supreme Court’s move follows public anger over rape and murder of trainee doctor

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India's Supreme Court created a national task force of doctors on Aug 20 to recommend steps to ensure safety in their workplaces, days after a trainee doctor was raped and murdered at a hospital, sparking national outrage.

The Aug 9 attack in the eastern city of Kolkata has triggered nationwide protests as people demand justice for the victim and greater safety for women at hospitals, with doctors at several places refusing to see non-emergency patients.

A police volunteer has been arrested for the crime and the federal police have taken over the investigation. The public anger and protests over violence against women are reminiscent of what followed the gang rape and murder of a 23year-old student on a moving bus in New Delhi in 2012.