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Political party 'empowering' Indian women with knives

The death of a 23-year-old woman who was gang-raped in Delhi in December, sparked widespread protests and has led to demands for greater security for women - and at least one initiative to provide women with weapons.

In the middle-class district of Lalbaug in central Mumbai, a group of far-right politicians is handing out knives - 21,000 sharp, short blades distributed by enthusiastic party activists.

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