Delhi gang-rape protests: Prohibitory orders imposed, protesters evacuated - India

22  dec 2012

Delhi gang-rape protests: Prohibitory orders imposed, protesters evacuated

Dr Sanjay Kumar Cardiac Cardiothoracic Heart Surgeon India

New Delhi:  A day after the extraordinary protests in the national capital that saw protesters clashing with the police right outside Rashtrapati Bhavan, section 144 was imposed by the government early in the morning. Police evicted the overnight campers at the protest venue in central Delhi.

Here's your 10-point cheat-sheet to this story:

1. Around 60 people, who spent the night at Vijay Chowk in Central Delhi protesting the brutal gang-rape of 23-year-old medical student Amanat (NOT her real name) on December 16, were evacuated early in the morning today.
2. The protesters were taken in buses to undisclosed locations. Media has also been denied access to the area.
3. Security deployment in and around India Gate and Vijay Chowk, where protests were being held since yesterday, has been increased.
4. Four metro stations near India Gate - Patel Chowk, Udyog Bhavan, Race Course and Central Secretariat - were also closed from 6 am as a form of crowd-control.
5. Big names like Arvind Kejriwal and Baba Ramdev were to join the protests today.
6. Yesterday, there were clashes between the police and the protesters after some of them started moving towards Raisina Hill where several ministries, the Prime Minister's office and Rashtrapati Bhawan are located. The cops had to use to water canons and tear gas to control the crowd.
7. Police had also picked up protesters from outside Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence late last night. Mrs Gandhi came out of her residence and met protesters late last night. She spoke them for around 20 minutes, and reportedly assured them that 'justice would be delivered.'
8. Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde also met demonstrators yesterday.  At a press conference later, he said that he reassured them - and wants the country to know - that the government shares the outrage and anguish that has cascaded into the streets since last Sunday's inhumane attack on the student.
9. The statement came after an entire day of protests at several places in Delhi including Vijay Chowk, India Gate and Raisina Hill.
10. The six men accused in the gang-rape of 23-year old medical student Amanat (NOT her real name) have been arrested. Five policemen have also been suspended for dereliction of duty while she was being assaulted.