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Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks at Belweder Palace in Warsaw, Poland on August 22, 2024.

Police in India fired tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday as they clashed with thousands of protesters seeking justice for a doctor who was raped and murdered in Kolkata this month.

The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor's bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern city stoked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of violence against women.

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