A woman, in her mid-twenties, 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.
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The police said she was taken to a police station and was asked to go home after some officers spoke to her.
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.
Published - November 30, 2019 11:11 am IST