Hundreds of protesters gather at Jantar Mantar in Delhi
Reuters
New Delhi: Hundreds of protesters have begun gathering at Jantar Mantar, in the heart of the Indian capital, to mourn the death of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim who was cremated here Sunday morning.
Police have imposed prohibitory orders around India Gate and Raisina Hill and barricaded all roads leading to the area, as well as shutting down 10 Metro stations in central Delhi.
Comprising mostly students, the protesters are demanding tougher anti-rape laws.
"We want to carry out a peaceful protest; we want to carry forward the movement. But why do police restrain us from protesting at India Gate?
"We will continue to protest even if they barricade major stretches of roads and shut all metro stations... The police can't stop us from raising our voices," Praveen Pandey, a law student at Jamia Millia Islamia University, told IANS from the protest site.
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