India, Rape and sexual assault, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Protests escalate in India over gang-rape and murder of woman
MPs speak out in parliament and demonstrators take to streets over killing of 27-year-old vet
Outrage has continued to grow in India over the gang-rape and murder of a 27-year-old woman, with protesters taking to the streets and politicians calling for the offenders to be “lynched”.
Demonstrations spread to cities including Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata and MPs spoke out in parliament following the discovery last week of the woman’s burned body in Hyderabad.