In West Bengal, Congress workers held a rally against the incident, while the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarti Parishad (ABVP) workers protested against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community also staged a protest on Saturday, demanding justice for the victim.

Meanwhile, in a counter protest, the TMC on Saturday took out rallies in different parts of the state, demanding exemplary punishment for those involved in the rape and murder of the doctor and protesting against the "conspiracy hatched by Left and BJP to destabilise West Bengal".

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Holding placards that read "Doshider shasti chai" (we demand punishment for the culprits), hundreds of party workers and supporters took out rallies in different parts of the state, including Serampore in Hooghly, Naihati and Belgharia in North 24 Parganas, Chinsurah in Hooghly and Purulia.

Meanwhile, Indian Medical Association's (IMA) National President Asokan said on Saturday that the time is ripe for Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's intervention into the incident, adding that they will be writing to him.

On Wednesday, a mob of 5,000-7,000 people invaded the RG Kar Hospital and attacked the protesting doctors and medical students. They also attempted to ransack the premises, forcing security officials and the police to disperse the crowd.

Two days later, Kolkata Police said they had arrested 19 people who were allegedly involved in the mob violence at the hospital premises.

(With ANI inputs)