Bihar's bitterly-contested staggered elections ended on Thursday evening, with exit polls sharply split on who would get to rule the state: the BJP-led alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Grand Alliance.
The 24 celebraties hoped their "symbolic gesture" persuades the government "to pay attention to our fears, that the warp and weft of our robust democracy might be coming apart in the current atmosphere".
"Every woman needs to feel secure in her motherland which necessarily demands dealing with such offenders with an iron hand," Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja said.
The woman -- identified as Hasina -- was found with multiple injuries in her home in Mayur Vihar area of east Delhi.
At age 88, Parkash Singh Badal, the country's oldest chief minister and one of India's most experienced politicians, is suddenly finding Punjab difficult to handle - or so it seems.
Vohra, presently working as joint secretary in the external affairs, is expected to take up his assignment shortly, the statement said.