Non-resident Indians from across Britain held a protest here on Saturday to demand justice for the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim, and held a candle-lit vigil in her memory.
In a petition to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, submitted through the Indian High Commission, they called for a stricter law against rapists and the setting up of fast-track courts to deal with sexual assault cases.
They said that as “concerned’’ Indian citizens they were shocked and ashamed by what had happened.
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Members of Pravasi Bharat, which had organised the protest, gathered near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square and observed a minute’s silence. They carried placards, “Strict law against rapists’’, “Fast-track courts please’’ and “Respect women’’.