ADNAN ABIDI

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She was just another girl, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student who was returning back home with her friend after a movie. In 2012, brutally raped, tortured and tormented by six men Nirbhaya became the name of a movement that sent ripples across the country Attacked on a moving bus and left for dead on roadside, Nirbhaya clung to life for two weeks before succumbing to her injuries. She died in a hospital in Singapore, where she had been transferred in a desperate attempt to save her.

In Delhi, the anger became palpable for young men and women took to the streets demanding justice, demanding change. The police responded with forceful tactics that included use of water cannons, batons, and tear gas. But undeterred and relentless, capturing the luscious space of Raisina Hills, the young, the old, the professionals, and the homemakers marched through in defiance. The result went in favor of the movement and its people forcing the authorities to set up fast track courts to give Nirbhaya justice.

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A policeman wields his baton against a demonstrator near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi
Demonstrators shout slogans near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi
A police officer and a demonstrator scuffle near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi
Demonstrators are hit by police water cannon as they shout slogans near the presidential palace during a protest rally in New Delhi
Demonstrators run as they are chased away by police during a protest rally near the presidential palace in New Delhi
Indian police personnel stand guard to stop supporters of India's main opposition BJP marching towards the parliament house during a protest rally in New Delhi
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Demonstrators run for cover after police released tear gas to disperse them in front of the India Gate during a protest in New Delhi
Police detain demonstrators during a protest against the release of a juvenile rape convict, in New Delhi
Demonstrators perform a street play on rape during a protest near India's parliament in New Delhi
Protesters sit in front of graffiti during a protest to mark the first anniversary of the Delhi gang rape, in New Delhi
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Demonstrators hold candles during a candlelight vigil for a gang rape victim who was assaulted in New Delhi
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Mourners arrive at a cremation ground to attend the funeral of a rape victim in New Delhi
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