Pics: Protests across India against Mumbai gangrape

Bangalore, Aug 24: Protests took place across the country against the gangrape of a 22-year-old photojournalist inside an abandoned factory in southern Mumbai on Thursday evening. The ghastly incident revived the memories of December 16 last year when a young medical student was gangraped and brutally assaulted in a moving bus in New Delhi.

The incident had sparked off a massive storm then, forcing the government to initiate fresh legislation to deal with such crimes more sternly.

On Friday, journalists in Mumbai took to the streets to protest against Thursday's rape and also met the state Governor on Saturday. Media associations in other cities like Chennai also staged protest against the incident.

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NGO activists protest against the gangrape of a photojournalist in Thane, Mumbai, on Friday.

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NGO activists protest against the gangrape of a woman photo journalist in Thane, Mumbai, on Friday.

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Photojournalists take out a candle light vigil to protest against the gangrape of a woman photo journalist in Mumbai, in Lucknow on Friday.

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Girls students carry a girl in cage as they shout slogans during a protest against Mumbai gangrape incident, in Sangli in Maharashtra on Friday.

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Shiv Sena women activists protest against the gangrape of a photo journalist in Mumbai.

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Policemen investigate the Shakti Mill compound where a female photo journalist was gangraped, in Mumbai on Thursday.

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The Shakti Mill compound where a female photo journalist was allegedly gangraped, in Mumbai, on Thursday.

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Policemen display sketches of the five suspects who allegedly raped a female photo journalists at the Shakti Mill compound, in Mumbai on Friday

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