Mangalore :The protest launched by the ABVP demanding a CBI probe into the Sowjanya rape and murder case and a CoD probe into Akshatha death case has entered the third day on October 25, Friday. On Friday, a protest was staged at the Bondel Circle near the Women’s Polytechnic.

Chethan, city unit Secretary of ABVP who spoke on the occasion, demanded immediate handing over of the two cases to the CBI and CoD respectively. “Why is it that the Sowjanya case is taking so long when the Delhi gang rape case trial has ended within nine months of the incident.?,”he questioned. He also said the time has come when each and everyone takes to the streets in order to ensure that such incidents do not recur.

Mahipal BK, city unit Organizing Secretary of ABVP who also spoke said it was indeed regretting that the crime against women was on the rise in India where women are revered. He accused the SFI, DYFI and some other organizations of resorting to politics in the Sowjanya case. They questioned why these organizations were not speaking about the nearly 1600 cases of missing of young women in the district over the years.

“Why are they not speaking about the conversion of young women at Ponnani in Kerala and on cases wherein women were pushed to brothels,” he further questioned.

Students formed a human chain and protested by wearing black bands. Chaitra, President of the Students’ Council of the Women’s Polytechnic. Nitin Bhandari, Bharathi, Asha, Vidyashree and others participated in the protest.

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