Hundreds of men, women and girls participated in a candlelight vigil organised at Race Course on Sunday evening in the “Justice for Jisha” tribute to the Kerala rape victim. The law student was raped and murdered by two men on April 28.
The participants wanted Jisha to be the last victim of such crimes against women. Most of the participants were dressed in black and white to mourn her death.
Founder of VER Foundation, which co-ordinated the event, T. Vasanth said that the government should put an end to crimes such as sexual harassment of women and child abuse by taking severe action against the guilty.
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S. Hemalakshmi, a school teacher who participated, said that parents had an important role in shaping children and ensure that they did not indulge in such brutal acts against girls and women.