Hundreds of citizens, student groups, activists and politicians gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday evening (October 2) demanding justice for the Hathras gang rape victim and protest against the response of the authorities.

Hundreds of citizens, student groups, activists, and politicians gathered at Jantar Mantar on Friday evening demanding justice for the Hathras gang rape and murder case victim. The protesters demanded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s resignation alleging increased violence against women and atrocities against Dalits in the State.At the protest, there were a large number of students as well.

Besides the incident, protesters said they were also outraged by what happened after it, including the last rites of the victim not having been performed in her family’s presence. They chanted slogans against the U.P. Police for the manner in which they have handled the case.

The protest was supposed to be at India Gate but after the police barricaded the area, the venue was shifted to Jantar Mantar. Following this, later in the evening, the police registered a case against the protesters.