Doctors in the northern Indian state of Bihar have decided to continue a strike they started on Sunday in protest at the killing of a colleague. The doctors say they are not satisfied with the assurances they received from the state's top civil servant.
About 20,000 doctors in government and privately-run hospitals across Bihar are taking part in the protest.
The doctors want the murderers arrested, and another doctor, kidnapped a few weeks ago, to be rescued.
The strike has paralysed medical care in Bihar, including emergency services.
Correspondents say that even patients who arrive with serious conditions are being turned away from hospitals.
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