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| Justice for 'Amanat': |
| Justice for 'Amanat': protests continue in Delhi
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| INDIA
, 31-December-2012
5:33:8 AM |
| 23-year-old medical student who was gang-raped in a moving bus, was cremated in Delhi. "Lest we forget" is the battle cry as thousands of students and others continue to gather at protest venues to demand speedy justice for the young woman, more stringent anti-rape laws and better security for women.
On the last day of the year today, demonstrators plan to hold a protest march in Connaught Place, the heart of Delhi. But the city police has closed Central Park, where the protesters planned to gather. They have so far been meeting every day at Jantar Mantar to record their protest, which has largely been silent and mournful ever since the young woman died two days ago.
In an isolated incident yesterday, a group of around 50 people tried to break down barricades set up by police. A protester later alleged that some political elements were trying to infiltrate and hijack the peaceful movement. Five people have been detained by the police. There have also been some allegations of men misbehaving with women protestors
At Jantar Mantar, two protesters are on hungerstrike demanding the death sentence in rape cases; one of them has been fasting for eight days, one for three. They want the death sentence in rape cases and more judges to try such cases in fast track courts to ensure speedy justice. Through the weekend, people poured out of their homes mourning the medical student, holding candlelight vigils and vowing to keep their movement alive.
The young woman died in a Singapore hospital early on Saturday morning. She was gang-raped and tortured by six men in a moving bus in south Delhi on the night of December 16, and fought grittily to survive for 13 days. Her body was flown back to India on Sunday morning. The Prime Minister and Congress president Sonia Gandhi received the body at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The student was cremated a few hours later, amid huge security; over 2000 policemen were deployed near her home.
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