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By bno – Taipei Office A midnight August 14 protest over the rape and murder of a young Indian doctor in Kolkata, was itself attacked as a “mob of miscreants” targeted protesters, damaged police vehicles and even attacked doctors. The incident took place as thousands of law-abiding Indians from across the state of West Bengal and the nation joined the protest titled ‘Reclaim the Night’ – demanding that authorities around the country increase safety levels in public areas for women. In recent years India has been plagued by numerous cases of sexual assault, rape and murder of women. Attacks on …