A shocked and angry nation unites against Kathua, Unnao horror
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 16.04.2018
Protests against the brutal gangrape-cum-murder of an eight-year-old girl in J&K’s Kathua and the rape of a 16-year-old by a BJP legislator in UP’s Unnao erupted across the country on Sunday. Scores of people hit the streets, condemning the government’s response in both the cases and demanding justice for the hapless girls and their families.
In Mumbai, a large number of people turned up at Carter Road in Bandra to protest against both the cases. Protesters carried placards and shouted slogans seeking justice for the rape victims and harsh punishment for accused persons. “The crowd that gathered here today is scared and worried. People are disappointed with corruption within the police and degrading law and order situation,” said Abha Singh, lawyer and activist.
In Gujarat, the horrors of Kathua and Unnao shook people’s conscience as hundreds thronged the streets on Sunday. Residents of Dhabgarvad locality in Ahmedabad held a protest march at which children displayed placards, expressing outrage over the Kathua incident. A group of young girls sought justice for the Unnao rape survivor as well.
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, which is led by Hardik Patel, has joined the protests. Its members held a candlelight march inAhmedabad. Similar protests were also held in Vadodara, Surat and Junagadh.
Similarly, in the national Capital, hundreds of people gathered at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, under the banner “Not In My Name”.
In Chandigarh too, citybased volunteer groups, Bekhauf Azaadi and Not In My Name, along with a group of over 12 senior lawyers, organised a protest.
In Unnao’s home state UP, women gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi statue near Chowki Chauraha in Bareilly, carrying placards. They demanded capital punishment for those guilty.
Similar protests were witnessed in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam as well.
17-yr-old gang-raped in Patna, two arrested
Patna: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Patna on Saturday. The incident took place near a railway line close to the GPO Golumber area in the heart of the city.
Following an alert by a vendor and a loud cry by the survivor, two persons were arrested, City SP (Central) D Amarkesh told TOI on Sunday. “Two more accused are on the run,” he said.
“The survivor, from Nalanda district, told police that she had come to Patna by train on Saturday night to meet one of the accused, with whom she had been in touch since last couple of days,” the SP said. TNN
Girl, 4, sexually assaulted in Odisha
Balasore: A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Nilagiri area of Odisha’s Balasore district. A resident of Hatasahi on Saturday lodged a complaint alleging that his daughter was sexually assaulted by his neighbour on April 13, police said. The girl was playing outside the house when the neighbour offered her chocolates and called her to his house where she was assaulted, police said. PTI
SEEKING JUSTICE: People hold placards as they participate in a protest against the Kathua and Unnao rapes, in Mumbai on Sunday
BCI asks bar bodies to call off strike
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Sunday asked the Jammu and Kathua bar associations to call off their strike and decided to send a five-member team headed by a former high court Chief Justice to probe the alleged incident of misconduct on part of the lawyers there in connection with the Kathua rape-murder case. BCI chairman and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra said if any lawyer is found guilty, the council will go to the extent of cancelling the legal practice licence. The decision came after its general body meeting which was convened on Sunday. PTI
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 16.04.2018
Protests against the brutal gangrape-cum-murder of an eight-year-old girl in J&K’s Kathua and the rape of a 16-year-old by a BJP legislator in UP’s Unnao erupted across the country on Sunday. Scores of people hit the streets, condemning the government’s response in both the cases and demanding justice for the hapless girls and their families.
In Mumbai, a large number of people turned up at Carter Road in Bandra to protest against both the cases. Protesters carried placards and shouted slogans seeking justice for the rape victims and harsh punishment for accused persons. “The crowd that gathered here today is scared and worried. People are disappointed with corruption within the police and degrading law and order situation,” said Abha Singh, lawyer and activist.
In Gujarat, the horrors of Kathua and Unnao shook people’s conscience as hundreds thronged the streets on Sunday. Residents of Dhabgarvad locality in Ahmedabad held a protest march at which children displayed placards, expressing outrage over the Kathua incident. A group of young girls sought justice for the Unnao rape survivor as well.
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, which is led by Hardik Patel, has joined the protests. Its members held a candlelight march inAhmedabad. Similar protests were also held in Vadodara, Surat and Junagadh.
Similarly, in the national Capital, hundreds of people gathered at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, under the banner “Not In My Name”.
In Chandigarh too, citybased volunteer groups, Bekhauf Azaadi and Not In My Name, along with a group of over 12 senior lawyers, organised a protest.
In Unnao’s home state UP, women gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi statue near Chowki Chauraha in Bareilly, carrying placards. They demanded capital punishment for those guilty.
Similar protests were witnessed in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam as well.
17-yr-old gang-raped in Patna, two arrested
Patna: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Patna on Saturday. The incident took place near a railway line close to the GPO Golumber area in the heart of the city.
Following an alert by a vendor and a loud cry by the survivor, two persons were arrested, City SP (Central) D Amarkesh told TOI on Sunday. “Two more accused are on the run,” he said.
“The survivor, from Nalanda district, told police that she had come to Patna by train on Saturday night to meet one of the accused, with whom she had been in touch since last couple of days,” the SP said. TNN
Girl, 4, sexually assaulted in Odisha
Balasore: A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in Nilagiri area of Odisha’s Balasore district. A resident of Hatasahi on Saturday lodged a complaint alleging that his daughter was sexually assaulted by his neighbour on April 13, police said. The girl was playing outside the house when the neighbour offered her chocolates and called her to his house where she was assaulted, police said. PTI
SEEKING JUSTICE: People hold placards as they participate in a protest against the Kathua and Unnao rapes, in Mumbai on Sunday
BCI asks bar bodies to call off strike
The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Sunday asked the Jammu and Kathua bar associations to call off their strike and decided to send a five-member team headed by a former high court Chief Justice to probe the alleged incident of misconduct on part of the lawyers there in connection with the Kathua rape-murder case. BCI chairman and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra said if any lawyer is found guilty, the council will go to the extent of cancelling the legal practice licence. The decision came after its general body meeting which was convened on Sunday. PTI
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