DCW chief sits on indefinite hunger strike against recent incidents of rape

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal sat on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday, against the increasing incidents of rape being reported from across the country, demanding strict and swift punishment to the convicts in these cases. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

Hundreds of women joined Maliwal in her protest against the alleged gangrape and murder of a young veterinarian in Hyderabad and the brutal rape of a six-year-old girl in Rajasthan. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

The women supporting Maliwal in the protest shouted slogans — "Udane do parindo ko, phansi do darindo ko", "we would not tolerate this anymore," "Nirbhaya hum sharminda hai, tere kaatil zinda hai". (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

The protesters were also holding placards on which their messages and demands were mentioned. One of them asked, "Police uncle, are we safe?" (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

"We want the government to give justice to the veterinarian and hang the culprits. They won't be spared," Kiran Khattar, PTI quoted a social worker protesting at Jantar Mantar as saying. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

Maliwal said she has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding that rapists be hanged within six months of their conviction, PTI reported. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)