Anti-rape protests continue, 3 Delhi metro stations shut

New Delhi: Protests against the rape of a five-year-old in the national capital continued Monday leading to three Metro stations in central Delhi being closed.

The Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhavan and Race Course Road Metro stations were closed around 10.15 am as a precautionary measure. "We have been asked by Delhi Police to close the Metro stations till further notice as a precautionary measure," said a Delhi Metro spokesperson.

Delhi gang-rape case: main accused Ram Singh allegedly commits suicide

In a huge security lapse, Ram Singh, one of the men accused in the gang-rape of a medical student in a moving bus in Delhi last December, has allegedly committed suicide at Tihar Jail, where he was lodged. He reportedly used his own clothes to hang himself in Jail Number 3; his body was found at around 5 this morning.A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into how Ram Singh managed to kill himself despite being under a "suicide watch" that meant additional security round the clock.