A gang of men who raped a woman on a bus in New Delhi last month tried to run her over after the attack which left her fatally injured, reports said, citing a police account.

Authorities closed roads in the heart of India’s capital today in a bid to put an end to a week of demonstrations against the brutal gang-rape of a woman on a moving bus.

Police in India’s capital have used water cannons and batons for a second day to break up protests by hundreds of people demonstrating against the gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus.

Growing outrage over the gang rape of a woman on a bus in New Delhi has led to crowds of protesters demanding a crackdown on crimes against women.