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Kolkata: Citizens begin to assemble to Reclaim the Night seeking justice for RG Kar victim

Kolkata, Aug 14 (UNI) Citizens from all walks of life tonight began to assemble at scores of premeditated locations, mainly important crossings of this city, to "Reclaim the Night" commemorating a year of protest seeking justice for the rape and murder of a lady resident doctor at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital here.
At the main venue on the Shyambazar Five-Point crossings, some 500 metres from the hospital, the mother of Tamanna Khatoon has also joined the protest assembly seeking justice for the murdered medic and his daughter.
Ten-year-old Tamanna was killed in a bomb explosion during a victory procession held by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to celebrate victory
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