Big protests continue in India; government tries to crack down

There is so much anger in New Delhi that big protests are continuing in the city..

CNN reports:
Saturday's demonstration was prompted by public outrage over what police said was the gang-rape and beating of a 23-year-old woman on a moving bus in the capital on December 16.

Authorities haven't released the name of the rape victim, but protesters are calling her "Damini," which means "lightning" in Hindi.
According to reports, the young victim of the rape had a metal rod inserted in her vagina and she suffered loss of her intestines..

There has been global anger with how Indian officials responded to the incident--such as questioning why she was out past 9pm with a male, ignoring her life threatening damages incurred by the incident..

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