A volunteer member of the Kolkata Police force has gone on trial for the rape and murder of a female doctor at a hospital in India, claiming he was framed.

KOLKATA (Reuters) - A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India.

The trial for the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case began, with the accused Sanjay Roy alleging he was framed by senior police officers. The proceedings were held with the victim's father present as a witness.

The trial in the high-profile rape and murder case of a Kolkata doctor began on Monday, three months after her body was discovered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

KOLKATA: A court in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, initiated the trial of a police volunteer, Sanjay Roy, accused of raping and murdering a junior doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital.

The trial for the harrowing rape and murder case of a doctor began in Kolkata, drawing nationwide attention. Accused Sanjay Roy appeared in court, maintaining his innocence. Arrested in August, Roy faces severe charges.

In a show of solidarity with Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College doctors, junior doctors in Thiruvananthapuram organized a 12-hour hunger strike protesting the negligence in the investigation of a female doctor's murder.