Images: Protests against Delhi rape reach PM, Sonia's houses
Outrage over the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi spilled onto the capital’s streets on Sunday as scores of angry protesters stormed the barricades outside the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Here are some images of protests outside the PM’s residence.
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Outrage over the rape of a five-year-old in Delhi spilled onto the capital’s streets on Sunday as scores of angry protesters stormed the barricades outside the Prime Minister’s residence. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
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Protester outside the PM’s residence. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
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Demonstrators held rallies, squatted on the streets, scuffled with policemen and shouted slogans at many places in the capital over the rising number of rapes and demanded more and better security for women. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
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Demonstrators held rallies, squatted on the streets, scuffled with policemen and shouted slogans at many places in the capital over the rising number of rapes and demanded more and better security for women. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
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Most of the protesters at the ITO and the Prime Minister’s House at 7, Race Course Road, were from Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
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Security forces were taken by surprise on Sunday when hundreds of BJP women activists marched to Sonia Gandhi’s residence, shouting slogans “Enough is enough!” and “Save the girl!”, and broke two barricades. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
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When they attempted to break down a third barricade, the police forcibly bundled them into a waiting bus and took them to the Parliament Street police station where they were let off. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
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Students protest against the Delhi rape and police insensitivity. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost
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