The brutal gang rape and murder of a student in Barasat prompted the residents of Kamdoni village, where the tragedy took place, and its neighbouring areas to come together and launch a protest rally.

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Locals hit the streets to protest gang rape

The brutal gang rape and murder of a student in Barasat prompted the residents of Kamdoni village, where the tragedy took place, and its neighbouring areas to come together and launch a protest rally. (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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More than 2,000 two thousand people including the women, youths and teenagers from the area gathered in front of the godown at Aatbheri, where the 20-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered on Friday night, and launched an agitation in front of the policemen posted there. (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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They also took out a rally demanding exemplary punishment of the accused. "We want the accused to be hanged," the people raised the slogan repeatedly in the rally. (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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The agitators also put up a road blockade on Rajarhat-Kharibari Road for several hours to protest against the brutal murder of the girl. (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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They also threatened to continue their agitation if the security arrangement is not beefed up would not be set up permanently in the area. (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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The locals alleged that police have failed to ensure their security and they seem to be indifferent to check the rising crime graph in Barasat. (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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Police arrest the activists of DSO while they protest against the recent rape and murder incident. (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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In this picture, women activists of Socialist Unity Center of India (SUCI) shout slogans as they block traffic during a protest against a gang-rape and murder of a girl at suburban Barasat, in Kolkata, (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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The body of the victim, a second-year BA student, was found in a semi-naked condition beside a pond at Barasat’s Kamdhoni, around 25 kms from Kolkata. (BCCL/Kaushik Roy)

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