Deepali Sharma, a student of Amity University, who came to the protest along with friends, told IANS: “We want speedy justice in the gang-rape case. We want strict laws. Till then, we will continue our protest.”
The protestors, including some elderly people, mourned in silence the death of the young woman.
Rohit Chahal, state secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, said: “We will be protesting silently, but if the police become violent, we will also have no other option but to retaliate. We demand a special session of parliament to discuss the issue of rising incidence of rapes in India.”
The 23-year-old victim, who was gang-raped Dec 16 in a moving bus, was quitely cremated Sunday morning after her body was flown in from Singapore, officials said.
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