Members of the National Students Union of India staged a protest in Bengaluru, Karnataka, over the alleged gangrape of a college student. Workers of NSUI, which is affiliated to the Indian National Congress party, accused members of groups linked to Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of committing the gangrape. They also staged a demonstration against Member of Parliament and BJP leader Anantkumar Hegde.