Abhaya lives. The nationwide outrage that broke out over the bestial rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at a prominent state-run hospital, the R.G. Kar Medical Centre and Hospital, in Kolkata on August 9, just refuses to die. Till justice, it seems, is done not just for her but for the millions of women across the country who work in offices, factories or in the services sector, in increasingly unsafe working conditions. Gruesomely attacked at her place of work, the death of Abhaya—the name given to the doctor to protect her identity—has brought into sharp focus the prevailing callousness and apathy towards ensuring the safety of a growing number of women in their workplaces. The fear, and the fury, persist. “What happened in Kolkata could easily happen to any of us residents,” says a young resident doctor in a prominent Delhi hospital. “We all take short naps in empty halls or classrooms during night shifts. And when the toilets are too dirty, we walk out and use public restrooms in cafes or petrol pumps at night.”