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Shutdown in protest of crime against women, children in Bangalore

Shutdown in protest of crime against women, children in Bangalore

India Blooms News Service | | 31 Jul 2014, 11:13 am
Bangalore, July 31 (IBNS): A dawn-to-dusk shutdown was called by Kannada Okoota (federation), an umbrella body of several Kannada organisations led by Vatal Nagaraj, on Thursday protesting the rising incidents of sexual offences against women and children.

The protesters demanded stringent punishment to the perpetrators of sexual harassment incidents.

The shutdown was called especially after the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl by gym instructors within the premises of reputed Vibgyor International School in the city.

The girl was allegedly raped inside the international school on July 2 by two gym instructors who had been arrested later. The victim had reported the matter to her parents a few days later.

Security arrangements by the police have been beefed up in Bangalore with deployment of nearly 1000 home guards.

City police commissioner M N Reddi said all necessary measures in terms of mobilising maximum amount of force, both civil and armed, have been taken to prevent any untoward incident during the bandh.

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