Nation unites: Country stands up in protest to condemn crime against women

Outrage has been triggered across nation by rape and murder of 8-year-old girl in Kathua and abduction and rape of teenage girl in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state. (Photos: AP/ PTI)

A student from Ladakh region shows his hand painted in red colour during a protest demanding justice for Kathua rape case victim Asifa, in Srinagar.

People take part in a candle light vigil in protest against Kathua and Unnao rape cases, in Amritsar.

Film producer and wife of actor Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, takes part in a protest demanding justice for the victims of Kathua and Unnao rape cases, in Mumbai.

Students display placards during a protest against the rape and murder of 8-year old Kuthua girl Asifa, in Nagpur.

Students hold placards as they shout slogans during a candle light march protest against Kathua and Unnao rape cases, outside Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station, at North Campus, New Delhi.

Police detain SUCI activists who were agitating against Central Government's alleged inaction in Kathua and Unnao rape incidents, in Kolkata.

A woman holds a candle and placard seeking an end to sexual violence against women, which has been on the rise in the country, during a protest in Bangalore.

A young girl hold placard as she participates with others during a protest against two recently reported rape cases, in Ahmadabad.