NEW DELHI: The condition of the 23-
year-old girl, who was gang raped in
a moving bus last Sunday, continues
to be critical and doctors are
subjecting her to various tests today.
"We are subjecting her to all
examinations and procedures. She
continues to be critical," Dr B D
Athani, medical superintendent of
Safdurjung Hospital, told PTI.
Doctors had said yesterday that the
rape victim is psychologically
"composed and optimistic" about her
future and has started
communicating.
Doctors had also said they are
keeping the patient on high doses of
antibiotics and high standards of
hygiene - two important factors for
preventing infection.
Prohibitory orders clamped,
protesters defy police
Earlier, hours after police evacuated
demonstrators from Raisina Hills and
Sonia Gandhi's residence, high drama
was witnessed at India Gate today
when protestors resisted police
attempts to detain them for defying
prohibitory orders to protest against
the gang rape of a young girl.
The protesters assembled near the
war memorial from 9am when they
were asked to vacate the location by
the police which said the area was
under Section 144 of CrPC which
bans the assembly of four or more
persons. As the protesters remained
defiant, police forcibly removed
them from the spot.
Some of the protesters tried to get
out of the police van but were pushed
back into the vehicle. Later, the
protesters also punctured the tyres of
the bus which was carrying them
while a group of girls lay down
infront of it. Women protesters
alleged that they were manhandled
by male police personnel though
women police were present at the
spot.
"We are here to protest a heinous
crime. We have the right to protest,"
said Pushpa, a Nepali national, who is
pursuing studies here.
Earlier in the morning, the police
evacuated a number of protesters
from area of Raisina Hills, where
Rashtrapati Bhavan and key
government offices are located, and
outside Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's
10, Janpath residence where they had
stayed put since last night to protest
against the gang-rape of the 23-year-
old girl on Sunday last.
The protesters, most of them
students, who spent a chilly night in
the open after they fought pitched
battles with the police throughout
the day yesterday at Raisina Hills,
were taken into a bus in an early
morning operation. Outside Gandhi's
residence also, protesters were taken
into custody.
A large number of police men were
deployed and Raisina Hills and
Rajpath were barricaded. Eight
metro stations near India Gate and
Raisina Hills were closed as part of
police preparations to contain the
agitation.
The police clamped prohibitory
orders in New Delhi district and
asked protesters to stage
demonstrations either at Jantar
Mantar or Ramlila Maidan.
A Delhi Police statement said,
"Protestors may go to Ramlila Maidan
or Jantar Mantar. Traffic has been
diverted from Vijay Chowk and
Rajpath."
It said prohibitory orders under
section 144 of CrPC have been issued
in New Delhi area except Jantar
Mantar.
Anticipating more protests on the
gang rape issue, eight Delhi Metro
stations near Raisina Hill and India
Gate were also closed for public.
Last night, it was decided to close
four stations — Patel Chowk, Central
Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan and Race
Course — but this morning it was
extended to four more —
Barakhamba Road, Mandi House,
Khan Market and Pragati Maidan.
Though the commuters were less in
the morning it being on Sunday, the
few who chose to take the metro to
reach these destinations were put to
hardship as they unaware of the
announcement made late last night
by DMRC.
Delhi Metro's decision came on the
directions of the Delhi Police. The
stations will remain closed till further
orders.
"The stations will remain closed till
DMRC gets further orders from the
Delhi Police. All the four stations are
close to India Gate. However,
interchange will be allowed at
Central Secretariat station," DMRC
officials said.
The police move came a day after
thousands of youths clashed with the
police at Raisina Hills protesting
against the gang-rape and
demanding speedy punishment to the
accused
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