(19 Dec 2012)
1. Police moving a barrier as water cannon is sprayed on protesters
2. Zoom in to protesters helping a woman walking away from water canons
3. Mid of protesters falling after being sprayed by water cannon
4. Wide of protesters marching and chanting
5. Various of protesters trying to break past police barricade
STORYLINE:
Police used water cannons to disperse hundreds of angry protesters in New Delhi on Wednesday, who had gathered outside the residence of the city's top official to express outrage over the gang rape of a woman on a bus.
Chanting slogans against Delhi's chief minister Shiela Dikshit, the protesters demanded that the government crack down on crimes against women.
The outpouring of anger is unusual in a country where attacks against women are often ignored and rarely prosecuted.
Protesters called for the death penalty for the rapists.
Demonstrations also erupted outside New Delhi's police headquarters demanding swift punishment for the rapists, and angry university students set up roadblocks across the city.
Police say six men raped the 23-year-old medical student, and beat her and her companion with iron rods before throwing them off the bus on Sunday.
The woman was in a critical condition in hospital and doctors said she has severe internal injuries.
Delhi police officials said four men have been arrested and a search was underway for the two other men.
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told Parliament that he had ordered increased police patrols on the streets, especially at night.
Shinde said the government has proposed amendments to criminal laws to increase the punishment for rapes and other crimes against women.
But they are still awaiting discussion on the amendments in parliament.
Analysts and protesters said the upsurge of anger was chiefly due to the increasing incidents of crime against women and the seeming inability of the government and police to ensure the safety of women.
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