The rape and murder of a young veterinary doctor in Hyderabad has sparked anger, spotlighting women's safety in yet another Indian city.
For a second consecutive day, protests continued in in Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
On Monday, members of civil society had gathered in the nation's capital, demanding justice for the Hyderabad victim.
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protest7.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal sits on indefinite hunger strike against the Hyderabad rape-murder case and growing incidents of crime against women at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protest6.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Members of Delhi Commission for Women during a protest against the Hyderabad rape-murder case. Earlier in the day, DCW chairperson had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking that all rapists should be hanged within six months of being convicted. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Photo
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protest1.jpg?w=670&h=900)
A demonstrator holds a sword as she attends a protest against the Hyderabad rape and murder. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protest2.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Demonstrators used placards to ask for speedy justice and for better policing and laws during the protest. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protest3.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Women organisations and students hold placards during a protest demanding justice. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protest4.jpg?w=670&h=900)
The message on this woman's head band is simple and clear. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protest5.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Demonstrators shout slogans as they take part in the protest. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protests1-1.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Students of Maharani college hold placards during a protest in Bengaluru. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/ PTI Photo
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/03protests2.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Protests in Bengaluru. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/ PTI Photo
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/04protest1.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Students take part in a candle light protest at Khanapara in Guwahati. Photograph: PTI Photo
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/04protest2.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Students from a veterinary college take out a candlelight march in Mumbai. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Photo
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/04protest3.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) take part in a candle-light march in New Delhi. Photograph: Manvender Vashist /PTI Photo
![](//im.rediff.com/news/2019/dec/04protest4.jpg?w=670&h=900)
Veterinary doctors hold a candlelight vigil at Masab Tank in Hyderabad. Photograph: PTI Photo