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| India PM appeals for Delhi calm after rape protests | India PM appeals for Delhi calm after rape protests |
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| Indian PM Manmohan Singh has appealed for calm in the capital, Delhi, following violent protests over the gang rape of a woman. | Indian PM Manmohan Singh has appealed for calm in the capital, Delhi, following violent protests over the gang rape of a woman. |
| Mr Singh said his government would "make all possible efforts to ensure security and safety to all women". | Mr Singh said his government would "make all possible efforts to ensure security and safety to all women". |
| More than 100 people were hurt in clashes at the weekend - police say at least 60 officers were injured. | More than 100 people were hurt in clashes at the weekend - police say at least 60 officers were injured. |
| The rape, which happened on a bus in Delhi and left the woman in a critical condition, has caused outrage in India. | The rape, which happened on a bus in Delhi and left the woman in a critical condition, has caused outrage in India. |
| The government has tried to halt the rising anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. | The government has tried to halt the rising anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. |
| These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. | These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. |
| But the protesters say the government's pledge to seek life sentences for the attackers is not enough - many are calling for the death penalty. | But the protesters say the government's pledge to seek life sentences for the attackers is not enough - many are calling for the death penalty. |
| Six people, including the bus driver, have already been arrested in connection with the incident. | Six people, including the bus driver, have already been arrested in connection with the incident. |
| 'Justified anger' | 'Justified anger' |
| In a short televised address to the nation on Monday, Mr Singh said: "I appeal to all concerned citizens to maintain peace and calm. I assure you we will make all possible efforts to ensure security and safety of women in this country." | In a short televised address to the nation on Monday, Mr Singh said: "I appeal to all concerned citizens to maintain peace and calm. I assure you we will make all possible efforts to ensure security and safety of women in this country." |
| Earlier on Sunday, Mr Singh said in a statement that he felt "deeply sad at the turn of events leading to clashes between protesters and police forces". | Earlier on Sunday, Mr Singh said in a statement that he felt "deeply sad at the turn of events leading to clashes between protesters and police forces". |
| "We are all joined in our concern for the young woman who was the victim of a heinous crime in Delhi," he said. | "We are all joined in our concern for the young woman who was the victim of a heinous crime in Delhi," he said. |
| Mr Singh said there was "genuine and justified anger and anguish at this ghastly incident". | Mr Singh said there was "genuine and justified anger and anguish at this ghastly incident". |
| The condition of the young woman continues to be critical, doctors say. | The condition of the young woman continues to be critical, doctors say. |
| She underwent surgery on Sunday to halt an infection and was put back on life support. | She underwent surgery on Sunday to halt an infection and was put back on life support. |
| On Sunday, riot police in Delhi used tear gas and batons to keep demonstrators, mainly college students, from marching on President Pranab Mukherjee's palace for a second day, despite a ban on protests. | On Sunday, riot police in Delhi used tear gas and batons to keep demonstrators, mainly college students, from marching on President Pranab Mukherjee's palace for a second day, despite a ban on protests. |
| Violence erupted as demonstrators tried to break through police barricades to march on the palace. | Violence erupted as demonstrators tried to break through police barricades to march on the palace. |
| The 23-year-old victim and her friend had been to watch a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area intending to travel to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. | The 23-year-old victim and her friend had been to watch a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area intending to travel to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. |
| Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, both she and her companion were beaten with iron rods and thrown out of the moving bus into a Delhi street. | Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, both she and her companion were beaten with iron rods and thrown out of the moving bus into a Delhi street. |