New Delhi Police locked down New Delhi's key government district in front of Monday's visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after 2 days of pitched street battles following gang rape of any woman on a bus.
Putin is scheduled in order to meet with Indian pm Manmohan Singh Monday afternoon and later while using the Indian president.
Authorities erected security barriers during the entire city's Raisina Hills area the place to find the presidential mansion, the parliament building and federal ministerial blocks. Solely those authorized to operate within the district were allowed to pass.
Putin is scheduled in order to meet with Indian pm Manmohan Singh Monday afternoon and later while using the Indian president.
Authorities erected security barriers during the entire city's Raisina Hills area the place to find the presidential mansion, the parliament building and federal ministerial blocks. Solely those authorized to operate within the district were allowed to pass.
Furious weekend demonstrations rocked Raisina Hills as public outrage surged following a 23-year-beach wormwood was sexually assaulted and beaten to near death on a bus on December 16 with a group of six suspects, now under arrest, police say.
Singh again expressed solidarity using the rape victim in a televised address on Monday. He also reiterated a youthful appeal for calm as well as a pledge of safety for females and children. On Sunday, incensed protesters defied a police ban on demonstrations, clashing repeatedly with police.
As officers sprayed water cannons, some dispersed, and some huddled tightly in a circle to brave high-pressure streams inside the cold December weather.
"We want justice!" the protesters shouted in chorus. Along with banners and cardboard placards, many demonstrators carried Indian flags while they scuffled with police. Authorities also fired lacrimator to try and crack up crowds.
Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said "hooligans who had joined the protesters" hurled stones, injuring 78 officers on Sunday. At least 65 protesters were also injured, he explained.
Many police vans and also a dozen public buses were damaged over the demonstrations, he was quoted saying. By Sunday night, the scene was cleared of most protesters. Earlier inside the day, Singh necessary calm after clashes escalated.
"We'll make all possible efforts to guarantee safety to all or any women therein country," the Indian leader said. "I entice all concerned citizens to keep up peace and calm."
In her statement, Singh acknowledged how the anger is "genuine and justified." Authorities haven't released the specific rape victim, but protesters are calling her "Damini," which means "lightning" in Hindi.
"Damini" can also be a 1993 Bollywood film whose lead female character fights for a housemaid, a victim of an sex crime. "We give you support Damini. We'll keep fighting in your case," a middle-aged woman at the historic India Gate said Sunday. "Damini wants justice," read a placard on the protest.
The rape victim's injuries were so severe she spent days in intensive care in a very city hospital, battling to be with her life. Police said Saturday that she had recovered enough to provide an argument to a magistrate from her hospital bed the night before.
But on Sunday, she underwent another surgery to wash out infection in their own abdomen, her doctors said. The protests were among many anti-rape demonstrations staged nationwide within the last few week. Videos journalist was killed by police gunfire Sunday during a violent protest in India's remote northeastern state of Manipur, authorities said.
The journalist, identified through the information and broadcasting ministry as Dhij Mani, was covering a protest against a different molestation case from the provincial capital of Imphal.
Protests have rocked Manipur within the alleged molestation of your local actress with a suspected militant on December 18, after a public performance, authorities say.
Protesters torched a car, forcing police to spread out fire, officer Manik Longjam said Sunday. The journalist died within the gunfire, Longjam said. Police repeat the molester remains in particular. Reported rape cases have increased greater than tenfold within the last few 40 years from 2,487 in 1971 to 24,206 in 2011, as outlined by official figures. New Delhi alone reported 572 rapes recently and most 600 in 2012.
As fury around the assault gathered pace, some Indian lawmakers necessary treating rape being a capital crime.
"We'll work collectively to discover we complete a law that is deterrent and preventive," said New Delhi's chief minister, Sheila Dikshit.
India's home minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters Saturday that this government works toward increasing punishment in "rarest with the heart. rare" rape cases.
But pressed on if the administration would agree to demands for death by hanging in these instances, he explained: "We'll need to see in what way it (the rape sentencing) can be enhanced."
Shinde said the us government was pushing for a speedy trial for that attack. Authorities can also be having a volume of steps to further improve to protect women in New Delhi, particularly on public transport, he was quoted saying.
"The government shares the widespread concern and support that was expressed throughout society for the girl who have so suffered. Government also respects the right of legitimate protest," Shinde said.
"Simultaneously, there's have to exercise calm at this juncture as well as everyone to operate together to raise the security and security environment."
As officers sprayed water cannons, some dispersed, and some huddled tightly in a circle to brave high-pressure streams inside the cold December weather.
"We want justice!" the protesters shouted in chorus. Along with banners and cardboard placards, many demonstrators carried Indian flags while they scuffled with police. Authorities also fired lacrimator to try and crack up crowds.
Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said "hooligans who had joined the protesters" hurled stones, injuring 78 officers on Sunday. At least 65 protesters were also injured, he explained.
Many police vans and also a dozen public buses were damaged over the demonstrations, he was quoted saying. By Sunday night, the scene was cleared of most protesters. Earlier inside the day, Singh necessary calm after clashes escalated.
"We'll make all possible efforts to guarantee safety to all or any women therein country," the Indian leader said. "I entice all concerned citizens to keep up peace and calm."
In her statement, Singh acknowledged how the anger is "genuine and justified." Authorities haven't released the specific rape victim, but protesters are calling her "Damini," which means "lightning" in Hindi.
"Damini" can also be a 1993 Bollywood film whose lead female character fights for a housemaid, a victim of an sex crime. "We give you support Damini. We'll keep fighting in your case," a middle-aged woman at the historic India Gate said Sunday. "Damini wants justice," read a placard on the protest.
The rape victim's injuries were so severe she spent days in intensive care in a very city hospital, battling to be with her life. Police said Saturday that she had recovered enough to provide an argument to a magistrate from her hospital bed the night before.
But on Sunday, she underwent another surgery to wash out infection in their own abdomen, her doctors said. The protests were among many anti-rape demonstrations staged nationwide within the last few week. Videos journalist was killed by police gunfire Sunday during a violent protest in India's remote northeastern state of Manipur, authorities said.
The journalist, identified through the information and broadcasting ministry as Dhij Mani, was covering a protest against a different molestation case from the provincial capital of Imphal.
Protests have rocked Manipur within the alleged molestation of your local actress with a suspected militant on December 18, after a public performance, authorities say.
Protesters torched a car, forcing police to spread out fire, officer Manik Longjam said Sunday. The journalist died within the gunfire, Longjam said. Police repeat the molester remains in particular. Reported rape cases have increased greater than tenfold within the last few 40 years from 2,487 in 1971 to 24,206 in 2011, as outlined by official figures. New Delhi alone reported 572 rapes recently and most 600 in 2012.
As fury around the assault gathered pace, some Indian lawmakers necessary treating rape being a capital crime.
"We'll work collectively to discover we complete a law that is deterrent and preventive," said New Delhi's chief minister, Sheila Dikshit.
India's home minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters Saturday that this government works toward increasing punishment in "rarest with the heart. rare" rape cases.
But pressed on if the administration would agree to demands for death by hanging in these instances, he explained: "We'll need to see in what way it (the rape sentencing) can be enhanced."
Shinde said the us government was pushing for a speedy trial for that attack. Authorities can also be having a volume of steps to further improve to protect women in New Delhi, particularly on public transport, he was quoted saying.
"The government shares the widespread concern and support that was expressed throughout society for the girl who have so suffered. Government also respects the right of legitimate protest," Shinde said.
"Simultaneously, there's have to exercise calm at this juncture as well as everyone to operate together to raise the security and security environment."
