Doc rape-murder: British Indians hold justice march in London, UK cities

Indian students, charities and diaspora organisations in Britain have organised a series of events to continue to highlight their demand for justice following the rape-murder of an on-duty female doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

While women's organisations came together to organise peace vigils at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament Square in London and across several other UK cities on Thursday, the Students' Federation of India United Kingdom (SFI-UK) organised a march in the city of Liverpool on Wednesday.

The hundreds who gathered at London's Parliament Square lit candles to spell out Justice and held placards with messages calling for respect and empowerment of women.

We have received overwhelming support from the entire world, proving that the time has come to wake up, take notice, rise up above our individual interests and join hands in our endeavour of showing support and solidarity to the cause, said Dr Dipti Jain of the Medicos Women ...