Summary Lawmakers protesting outside Parliament on Wednesday demanded the death penalty for the rapists.
Lawmakers, rights groups and citizens across India have expressed outrage over the gang rape of a woman on a bus in New Delhi and are urging the government to crack down on crimes against women.
The outpouring of anger is unusual in a country where attacks against women are often ignored and rarely prosecuted.
Opposition lawmakers protesting outside Parliament on Wednesday demanded the death penalty for the rapists.
Demonstrations erupted outside New Delhi s police headquarters demanding swift punishment for the rapists. Angry university students set up roadblocks across the city.
Police say six men raped the 23-year-old medical student and beat her and her companion before throwing them out of the bus Sunday. Four men have been arrested.
