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In a rare show of camaraderie, supporters of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan gathered near the Salt Lake Stadium to protest against alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Amid the ongoing protests in Kolkata, the first derby of the season between the two bitter rivals was cancelled on the eve of the match, on Saturday.
The Bidhannagar police commissionerate said that Sunday's Derby match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan was cancelled apprehending attempts by some elements and organisations to create trouble at the Salt Lake stadium during some planned protests over the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Keeping their bitter rivalry aside, and braving relentless downpour, thousand of fans of Kolkata's 'Big Three' football clubs -- Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting -- came together to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata on Sunday. Unprecedented scenes were witnessed outside the Salt Lake Stadium as India defender and Mohun Bagan captain Subhasish Bose, accompanied by his wife Kasturi Chetri, and All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey joined the protest march, "demanding justice" for the RG Kar victim.
As the nationwide protests against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital continues, India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has broken his silence on the matter with a strong message. A postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered in Kolkata last week. There has been a situation of unrest in the city as a result. Sruyakumar shared a template post on Instagram, which read: "Educate your son and your brothers and your father and your husband and your friends".
Supporters of arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan gathered near the Salt Lake stadium, the venue of the cancelled Kolkata Derby, on Sunday evening in a rare show of camaraderie to protest the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Over a hundred supporters of the two clubs initially gathered outside the stadium with placards and posters even as a Durand Cup match between the two most-followed football clubs of the country was cancelled with police citing concerns over the law and order situation.
In a rare show of camaraderie, supporters of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan gathered near the Salt Lake Stadium to protest against alleged rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Amid the ongoing protests in Kolkata, the first derby of the season between the two bitter rivals was cancelled on the eve of the match, on Saturday. The All India Football Association (AIFF) chief Kalyan Chaubey also joined the protest outside the iconic Salt Lake Stadium.
The Bidhannagar police commissionerate said that Sunday's Derby match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan was cancelled apprehending attempts by some elements and organisations to create trouble at the Salt Lake stadium during some planned protests over the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. A senior officer of the commissionerate said that prohibitory orders under section 163 of BNSS have been imposed from 4 pm to midnight of Sunday to prevent any disruption of peace and five persons detained in this connection.
The Durand Cup derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, scheduled at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday, has been cancelled because of the prevailing unrest in the city. The decision was taken following a meeting between the Kolkata Police officials and organisers of the tournament. "Both the teams will be awarded a point each, while the fans will get full refund for the tickets they bought," an official told PTI.