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Alleged rape of Delhi girl by neighbour triggers protest march | Alleged rape of Delhi girl by neighbour triggers protest march |
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The alleged rape of five-year-old girl by a male neighbour in the Indian capital Delhi triggered a protest march on Friday to a city hospital by her relatives and political activists, reawakening concerns about safety for women and girls. | The alleged rape of five-year-old girl by a male neighbour in the Indian capital Delhi triggered a protest march on Friday to a city hospital by her relatives and political activists, reawakening concerns about safety for women and girls. |
Despite a public holiday, several hundred people gathered outside a municipal hospital in east Delhi, where the girl was admitted for treatment on Thursday. | Despite a public holiday, several hundred people gathered outside a municipal hospital in east Delhi, where the girl was admitted for treatment on Thursday. |
They demanded better law enforcement and chanted slogans on gender rights, television reports showed. | They demanded better law enforcement and chanted slogans on gender rights, television reports showed. |
The girl's rape, which left her in a critical condition, revived memories of the brutal gang rape by five adult men and a teenaged boy of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a bus on 16 December in Delhi. That woman died of her injuries. | The girl's rape, which left her in a critical condition, revived memories of the brutal gang rape by five adult men and a teenaged boy of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a bus on 16 December in Delhi. That woman died of her injuries. |
BN Bansal, a doctor from the Swami Dayanand hospital, told reporters that the young victim had undergone an operation. | BN Bansal, a doctor from the Swami Dayanand hospital, told reporters that the young victim had undergone an operation. |
"The next 48 hours will be crucial for her." | "The next 48 hours will be crucial for her." |
The girl, whose parents work as labourers and live in a slum in the outskirts of Delhi, went missing from home on 15 April, according to Manish Sisodia, an official of the Aam Aadmi party, which organised Friday's protest. | The girl, whose parents work as labourers and live in a slum in the outskirts of Delhi, went missing from home on 15 April, according to Manish Sisodia, an official of the Aam Aadmi party, which organised Friday's protest. |
She was found with bruise marks on her body in the suspect's house in a semi-conscious condition on Thursday by police after her parents had registered a complaint, media reports said. | She was found with bruise marks on her body in the suspect's house in a semi-conscious condition on Thursday by police after her parents had registered a complaint, media reports said. |
The suspect, who fled, allegedly held the girl hostage for three days during which he raped and tortured her. | The suspect, who fled, allegedly held the girl hostage for three days during which he raped and tortured her. |
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was deeply disturbed by the incident, a statement from his office said. | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was deeply disturbed by the incident, a statement from his office said. |
The unprecedented protests by thousands of people across India after the December assault had forced Singh's government to pass tougher laws to fight gender crimes in March. | The unprecedented protests by thousands of people across India after the December assault had forced Singh's government to pass tougher laws to fight gender crimes in March. |
But activists on Friday said the laws were not enough to deter sex offenders in India's largely patriarchal societies. | But activists on Friday said the laws were not enough to deter sex offenders in India's largely patriarchal societies. |
"If you thought just bringing in a new law will stop crimes, you are wrong. They will reduce, but won't stop. You need community policing to stop these crimes," activist Kiran Bedi told an Indian TV channel. | "If you thought just bringing in a new law will stop crimes, you are wrong. They will reduce, but won't stop. You need community policing to stop these crimes," activist Kiran Bedi told an Indian TV channel. |
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