Protests in K'taka,anguish over victim's death
December 29, 2012  13:51
Emotions ran high in parts of Karnataka following the death of the Delhi gangrape victim with people, particularly women, demanding stringent punishment including death penalty, for the perpetrators of the crime.

As the news of the tragic end of the 23-year-old para-medical student, who was undergoing treatment in a hospital in Singapore, spread, girls of various colleges took out a protest march and mourned the death. In Bangalore, students of women colleges were in tears while expressing their ire over the rape.

The BJP's women wing also staged protests demanding immediate punishment to the rapists. BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman urged the Centre to enact strict laws to ensure safety of women and also the laws should act as deterrent to rapists.

Some mourners, who participated in a candle light march in Mandya, Haveri, Mysore, Bellary and other places, said the culprits should be punished in public, while others advocated capital punishment. Chief Minister J
« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES