<p>Thousands of protesters gathered outside a police station on the outskirts Hyderabad on Saturday demanding four men accused of raping and murdering a 27-year-old woman be handed over to them.</p>.<p>Some protesters clashed with police, hurling slippers, after the charred body of the woman, a veterinarian, was found in the town of Shadnagar, near Hyderabad, on Thursday.</p>.<p>Police said medical evidence would be hard to obtain given the state of the body but that they were working on the assumption the victim had been raped.</p>.<p>The four accused were remanded in judicial custody for 14 days, police said.</p>.<p>The victim's mother demanded that the culprits be burnt alive, the Times of India newspaper quoted her as saying.</p>.<p>The incident is reminiscent of the fatal gang-rape of a young woman, labelled Nirbhaya (Fearless) by Indian media, onboard a bus in 2012. The crime sparked widespread protests and drew international attention to violence against women in India.</p>.<p>The current case has also provoked outrage on social media with #HangRapists trending on Twitter in India.</p>.<p>"It has been 7 yrs to the gut-wrenching #Nirbhaya case & our moral fabric continues to be in pieces," Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar tweeted. "We need stricter laws. This needs to STOP!"</p>.<p>India's National Commission for Women has condemned the incident, with its head Rekha Sharma saying it "won't leave any stone unturned till these perpetrators get the punishment they deserve".</p>.<p>The commission advises the government on policy regarding women's rights and aims to provide a voice for issues ranging from sexual exploitation to employment, but has no judicial powers.</p>.<p>On Saturday, around 30 protesters including college students rallied outside a police station in central Delhi, carrying placards demanding justice and an end to crime against women.</p>.<p>"If your blood doesn't boil even now, it's not blood but water," they chanted.</p>.<p>One of the protesters, student Kanchan Pal, 19, said she wanted to raise her voice in support of rape victims.</p>.<p>"Women are being raped everywhere, whether it is Delhi or Hyderabad or any other state," said Pal. "We don't feel safe."</p>
<p>Thousands of protesters gathered outside a police station on the outskirts Hyderabad on Saturday demanding four men accused of raping and murdering a 27-year-old woman be handed over to them.</p>.<p>Some protesters clashed with police, hurling slippers, after the charred body of the woman, a veterinarian, was found in the town of Shadnagar, near Hyderabad, on Thursday.</p>.<p>Police said medical evidence would be hard to obtain given the state of the body but that they were working on the assumption the victim had been raped.</p>.<p>The four accused were remanded in judicial custody for 14 days, police said.</p>.<p>The victim's mother demanded that the culprits be burnt alive, the Times of India newspaper quoted her as saying.</p>.<p>The incident is reminiscent of the fatal gang-rape of a young woman, labelled Nirbhaya (Fearless) by Indian media, onboard a bus in 2012. The crime sparked widespread protests and drew international attention to violence against women in India.</p>.<p>The current case has also provoked outrage on social media with #HangRapists trending on Twitter in India.</p>.<p>"It has been 7 yrs to the gut-wrenching #Nirbhaya case & our moral fabric continues to be in pieces," Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar tweeted. "We need stricter laws. This needs to STOP!"</p>.<p>India's National Commission for Women has condemned the incident, with its head Rekha Sharma saying it "won't leave any stone unturned till these perpetrators get the punishment they deserve".</p>.<p>The commission advises the government on policy regarding women's rights and aims to provide a voice for issues ranging from sexual exploitation to employment, but has no judicial powers.</p>.<p>On Saturday, around 30 protesters including college students rallied outside a police station in central Delhi, carrying placards demanding justice and an end to crime against women.</p>.<p>"If your blood doesn't boil even now, it's not blood but water," they chanted.</p>.<p>One of the protesters, student Kanchan Pal, 19, said she wanted to raise her voice in support of rape victims.</p>.<p>"Women are being raped everywhere, whether it is Delhi or Hyderabad or any other state," said Pal. "We don't feel safe."</p>