Teenager protesting Hyderabad rape outside parliament removed by police
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Teenager protesting Hyderabad rape outside parliament removed by police

The lone teenager sat on a pavement near Parliament with a placard saying “why I can't feel safe in my own Bharat'.

   
Protests in Delhi regarding the gangrape and murder of a woman named 'Nirbhaya' by sections of the media.

Students protesting against the gangrape in 2012. Source: Wikimedia Commons

New Delhi: A teenage girl sat on a pavement near Parliament here on Saturday morning protesting against crimes against women, police said.

She was holding a placard with a slogan ‘why I can’t feel safe in my own Bharat’.

She was later whisked away by the police in a police vehicle and was seen sobbing while going inside.

The police said the girl was taken to a police station and was asked to go home after some officers spoke to her. She did not share details about her identity, they said.

Her protest came a day after the charred body of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor was found on the outskirts of Hyderabad which sparked a national outrage. She was raped and killed allegedly by four men who had earlier deflated the tyres of her two-wheeler.

In Ranchi, a 25-year-old law student was allegedly gangraped by a group of armed men, following which all the 12 accused were arrested.


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