Gang-rape sparks protests in Mumbai

Published August 24, 2013
An activist shouts slogans during a protest against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile mill, Mumbai, August 24, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
An activist shouts slogans during a protest against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile mill, Mumbai, August 24, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Journalists and students hold placards as they participate in a protest against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile, Mumbai, August 23, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Journalists and students hold placards as they participate in a protest against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile, Mumbai, August 23, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Journalists hold placards as they participate in a protest march against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile, Mumbai, August 23, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Journalists hold placards as they participate in a protest march against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile, Mumbai, August 23, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Republican Party of India (RPI) shout slogans during a protest against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile, Mumbai, August 23, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Republican Party of India (RPI) shout slogans during a protest against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile, Mumbai, August 23, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Indian photojournalists participate in a protest in Mumbai on August 23, 2013. — Photo by AFP
Indian photojournalists participate in a protest in Mumbai on August 23, 2013. — Photo by AFP
Activists from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shout slogans during a protest against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile mill, Mumbai, August 24, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Activists from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shout slogans during a protest against the rape of a photo journalist by five men inside an abandoned textile mill, Mumbai, August 24, 2013. — Photo by Reuters
Indian photojournalists hold placards and cameras as they take part in a protest rally after a female photographer was gang-raped overnight in Mumbai on August 23, 2013. — Photo by AFP
Indian photojournalists hold placards and cameras as they take part in a protest rally after a female photographer was gang-raped overnight in Mumbai on August 23, 2013. — Photo by AFP

Five men gang-raped a female photographer in India's financial hub Mumbai, fuelling protests and stirring memories of a similar attack last December in New Delhi. The attack took place on August 22 in an upmarket district of central Mumbai as the 23-year-old woman and a male colleague were taking photos of old buildings for a magazine. The pair were approached by members of the gang and told they should not be there. The man was then tied up with a belt while the woman was raped repeatedly nearby, Mumbai's police commissioner Satyapal Singh told reporters.

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