Outrage over Badaun rape case

Jun 02, 2014, 18:55 PM IST
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Villagers sit in silent protest under the bodies of two teenage sisters hanging from a tree in Katra village in Uttar Pradesh state.

Villagers sit in silent protest under the bodies of two teenage sisters hanging from a tree in Katra village in Uttar Pradesh state.

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Members of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union shout slogans as they participate in a protest against a gang rape of two teenage girls in Katra village, outside the Uttar Pradesh state house, in New Delhi.

Members of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union shout slogans as they participate in a protest against a gang rape of two teenage girls in Katra village, outside the Uttar Pradesh state house, in New Delhi.

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women workers raise slogans and burn an effigy of Akhilesh Yadav, chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, during a protest against the gang rape of two teenage girls, in Allahabad.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women workers raise slogans and burn an effigy of Akhilesh Yadav, chief minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, during a protest against the gang rape of two teenage girls, in Allahabad.

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A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member pushes aside a policeman blocking the path during a protest against the gang rape of two teenage girls, in Allahabad.

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member pushes aside a policeman blocking the path during a protest against the gang rape of two teenage girls, in Allahabad.

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Activists hold candles during a vigil to protest against the gang rape of two teenage girls, in New Delhi.

Activists hold candles during a vigil to protest against the gang rape of two teenage girls, in New Delhi.

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Children during a protest against the rape of girls in Badaun and other places in Uttar Pradesh at GPO in Lucknow.

Children during a protest against the rape of girls in Badaun and other places in Uttar Pradesh at GPO in Lucknow.

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BSP supremo Mayawati interacts with the family members of two sisters who were gang raped and hanged from a tree at Katra Shahadatganj village, in Badaun district.

BSP supremo Mayawati interacts with the family members of two sisters who were gang raped and hanged from a tree at Katra Shahadatganj village, in Badaun district.

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Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan with his son Chirag Paswan meeting with the family members of two sisters who were gang raped and hanged from a tree at Katra Shahadatganj village, in Badaun district.

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan with his son Chirag Paswan meeting with the family members of two sisters who were gang raped and hanged from a tree at Katra Shahadatganj village, in Badaun district.

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A woman, one among the protestors demonstrating outside the office of Uttar Pradesh state chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, demanding that he crack down on an increasing number of rape and other attacks on women and girls, scuffles with police in Lucknow.

A woman, one among the protestors demonstrating outside the office of Uttar Pradesh state chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, demanding that he crack down on an increasing number of rape and other attacks on women and girls, scuffles with police in Lucknow.

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Women activists of Bharatiya Janata Party, flag seen top, face police water cannons as they demonstrate outside the office of Uttar Pradesh state chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, demanding that he crack down on an increasing number of rape and other attacks on women and girls, in Lucknow.

Women activists of Bharatiya Janata Party, flag seen top, face police water cannons as they demonstrate outside the office of Uttar Pradesh state chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, demanding that he crack down on an increasing number of rape and other attacks on women and girls, in Lucknow.