Police used batons, tear gas and water cannon to turn
back thousands of people marching on the presidential palace in
intensifying protests against the gang-rape of a woman on the streets
and on social media. The 23-year-old victim is battling for her life in
hospital after she was beaten, raped for almost an hour and thrown out
of a moving bus on a busy New Delhi street. he protesters, largely
college students, are demanding the death penalty for the accused and
safety assurances for women. The savage rape and torture occurred on
Sunday night, when the woman and her male friend boarded a private bus
in south Delhi after watching a movie. The woman was brutally and
repeatedly assaulted by six men. Her male friend, who tried to save her,
was also beaten up by the rapists. Both the girl and her friend were
stripped and dumped by the roadside near the domestic airport, after the
nearly 40-minute ordeal in a moving bus, that passed unchallenged
through five different police check points while the ghastly act was
underway.
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Demonstrators are hit by a
police water cannon near the presidential palace during a protest rally
in New Delhi December 22, 2012. Indian police used batons, tear gas and
water cannon to turn back thousands of people marching on the
presidential palace on Saturday in intensifying protests against the
gang-rape of a woman on the streets and on social media.
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A policeman wields his baton
against a demonstrator near the presidential palace during a protest
rally in New Delhi December 22, 2012. Indian police used batons, tear
gas and water cannon to turn back thousands of people marching on the
presidential palace on Saturday in intensifying protests against the
gang-rape of a woman on the streets and on social media.
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A policeman wields his baton against a demonstrator near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi December 22, 2012. Indian police used batons, tear gas and water cannon to turn back thousands of people marching on the presidential palace on Saturday in intensifying protests against the gang-rape of a woman on the streets and on social media.
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A protestor holds a candle during a vigil to show solidarity with a rape victim at India Gate in New Delhi December 21, 2012. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in various parts of the country to demand urgent action against the men who took turns to rape a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus on December 16.
Demonstrators hold placards and shout slogans in front of the India Gate as they take part in a protest rally organized by various women's organizations in New Delhi December 21, 2012. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in various parts of the country to demand urgent action against the men who took turns to rape a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus on December 16.
Demonstrators shout slogans
during a protest rally organized by various women's organizations in New
Delhi December 21, 2012. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in
various parts of the country to demand urgent action against the men
who took turns to rape a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus on December
16.
A demonstrator standing on a
barricade erected by police shouts slogans during a protest rally organized by various women's organizations in New Delhi December 21,
2012. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in various parts of
the country to demand urgent action against the men who took turns to
rape a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus on December 16.
A demonstrator holds a placard
in front of the India Gate as she takes part in a protest rally organized by various women's organizations in New Delhi December 21,
2012. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in various parts of
the country to demand urgent action against the men who took turns to
rape a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus on December 16.
Demonstrators shout slogans as
they hold placards in front of the India Gate while taking part in a
protest rally organized by various women's organizations in New Delhi
December 21, 2012. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in
various parts of the country to demand urgent action against the men who
took turns to rape a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus on December 16.
Demonstrators carry placards and
banners during a protest rally organised by various women's
organisations in New Delhi December 21, 2012. Thousands of protesters
took to the streets in various parts of the country to demand urgent
action against the men who took turns to rape a 23-year-old woman on a
moving bus on December 16.
Women participate in a
candlelight vigil to show solidarity with a rape victim at India Gate in
New Delhi December 21, 2012. Thousands of protesters took to the
streets in various parts of the country to demand urgent action against
the men who took turns to rape a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus on
December 16.
A college student shouts slogans
as she holds a placard during a protest in Jammu December 20, 2012.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in various parts of the
country to demand urgent action against the men who took turns to rape a
23-year-old woman on a moving bus on December 16.
College student shout slogans
during a protest in Jammu December 20, 2012. Thousands of protesters
took to the streets in various parts of the country to demand urgent
action against the men who took turns to rape a 23-year-old woman on a
moving bus on December 16.
People hold a placard during a
candlelight vigil in support of women safety in Mumbai December 20,
2012. The brutal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in the Indian
capital has sparked a wave of protests across India, with calls for
tougher and swifter action on cases of alleged sexual assault.
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