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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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