Expressing distress over the rape of 18-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district and gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, the Congress organised the midnight march in New Delhi and appealed everyone to join it. All pics/PTI

Gandhi led a midnight march to India Gate to protest the Kathua and Unnao minor rape cases and said it was time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to walk the talk on 'beti bachao' (save the girl child)

Rahul Gandhi was joined last night by his sister Priyanka, her husband Robert Vadra and scores of Congress leaders, party workers and others. Some carried candles and placards against the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir while demanding urgent action against the perpetrators of the two incidents

Congress president Rahul Gandhi takes part in a candle light vigil at India Gate to protest against the growing incidents of violence against the girl child and women, in New Delhi on Thursday

Thousands of men and women stood up to be counted in the battle for justice and to protest the rising acts of violence against girls and women

At Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, a teen alleged that she was raped by ruling BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was detained for questioning early on Friday. She alleged she was raped by the MLA at his residence on June 4, 2017 where she had gone with a relative seeking a job

A Special Investigation Team, formed to probe the incident, has arrested eight people, including two special police officers (SPOs) and a head constable, who was charged with destroying evidence

Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi along with other party leaders takes part in a candle light vigil at India Gate to protest against the growing incidents of violence against the girl child and women, in New Delhi on Thursday