Supporter of India's main opposition Congress party shout slogans during a protest march after the death of a rape victim, in Kolkata, India, October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
LUCKNOW (Reuters) - Galvanised by the alleged gang-rape of a young woman who died of her injuries earlier this week, political parties representing India's downtrodden Dalit community held small protests in several cities on Friday.
In Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, the capital of the state where the crime took place, police baton-charged more than 100 activists from the Samajwadi Party, who held placards demanding justice for the dead woman.
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