I ended up reading a number of news stories from links in this article and learned that India has four rapes per hour and a police officer raped a 13 yo girl who was at the station to report being gang raped. Holy fuck.
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In Kolkata, women marched resolutely, holding placards of protest, their faces illuminated by the glow of mobile phones, candlelight and flaming torches. Some carried India's flags. They were joined by men, both young and elderly.
So everybody marched?