<p>Youth organisations of CPM, CPI and Congress took out protest marches to railway stations and blocked trains as Shoranur observed a hartal in protest against the gruesome incident. <br /><br />Kerala Women’s Commission chairperson D Sreedevi has demanded that the law be amended to hand out capital punishment to such criminals. <br /><br />The railways have also decided to increase security in the women’s compartments. <br /><br />Divisional manager Rajiv Dutt Sarma said that steps would be taken for deploying Railway Protection Force personnel in ladies compartments of trains running after 6 pm. <br /><br />Soumya was cremated at Ivarmadom crematorium on Monday. The custody of the accused Govindaswamy has been handed over to the police by a local court.</p>
<p>Youth organisations of CPM, CPI and Congress took out protest marches to railway stations and blocked trains as Shoranur observed a hartal in protest against the gruesome incident. <br /><br />Kerala Women’s Commission chairperson D Sreedevi has demanded that the law be amended to hand out capital punishment to such criminals. <br /><br />The railways have also decided to increase security in the women’s compartments. <br /><br />Divisional manager Rajiv Dutt Sarma said that steps would be taken for deploying Railway Protection Force personnel in ladies compartments of trains running after 6 pm. <br /><br />Soumya was cremated at Ivarmadom crematorium on Monday. The custody of the accused Govindaswamy has been handed over to the police by a local court.</p>
