New Delhi/IBNS: President Droupadi Murmu has voiced her deep anguish and horror in her first public remarks over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital earlier this month.

Speaking to PTI, the President expressed her anguish over the crime saying "enough is enough" and urged society to confront the chronic issue of violence against women.

President Murmu condemned the continued threat posed by miscreants, even as the nation rallies in support of justice.

“Even as students, doctors and citizens were protesting in Kolkata, criminals remained on the prowl elsewhere,” PTI quoted President Murmu as saying.

"No civilised society can allow daughters and sisters to be subjected to such atrocities," she added, stressing the need for "honest, unbiased self-introspection" within society to address the root causes of these heinous acts.

The President also spoke out against the "deplorable mindset" that often sees women as less powerful, less capable, and less intelligent.

She lamented the "collective amnesia" that has plagued Indian society in the years since the 2012 Nirbhaya case, highlighting that countless rapes have been forgotten over time.

"This collective amnesia is obnoxious," she said, urging the nation to face its history of violence against women squarely.

“Let us deal with this perversion in comprehensive manner to curb it right at the beginning,” President Murmu said.

The trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered at the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which is located in North Kolkata's Belgachia area on the intervening night of August 8 and 9.

The incident triggered countrywide protests since it came to light earlier this month.