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Piyush Monga, a young graduate working in Delhi, was concerned by the increasing number of rape cases in India. After discussing matters with Yogesh Rawal and Ranchod Devashi, they decided to set up an [[Instagram]] page called "Youth against rape" which quickly gained 50,000 followers.<ref name="TOI">{{Cite web|last1=Dec 12|first1=Nimesh Khakhariya / TNN / Updated|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=08:22|title=Three friends pedal across country in their mission for a 'rape-mukt Bharat' {{!}} Rajkot News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/three-friends-pedal-across-country-in-their-mission-for-a-rape-mukt-bharat/articleshow/72481765.cms|access-date=2020-08-13|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> As of 2021, it has 332,000 followers.<ref name="instagram">{{cite web |title=@youth_against_rape |url=https://www.instagram.com/youth_against_rape |website=www.instagram.com |accessdate=18 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
Piyush Monga, a young graduate working in Delhi, was concerned by the increasing number of rape cases in India. After discussing matters with Yogesh Rawal and Ranchod Devashi, they decided to set up an [[Instagram]] page called "Youth against rape" which quickly gained 50,000 followers.<ref name="TOI">{{Cite web|last1=Dec 12|first1=Nimesh Khakhariya / TNN / Updated|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=08:22|title=Three friends pedal across country in their mission for a 'rape-mukt Bharat' {{!}} Rajkot News – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/three-friends-pedal-across-country-in-their-mission-for-a-rape-mukt-bharat/articleshow/72481765.cms|access-date=2020-08-13|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> As of 2021, it has 332,000 followers.<ref name="instagram">{{cite web |title=@youth_against_rape |url=https://www.instagram.com/youth_against_rape |website=www.instagram.com |accessdate=18 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


They set up a non-governmental organization called the Youth Against Injustice Foundation which works on eliminating injustices such as rape, fake rape allegations and sexual abuse from India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Youth Against Injustice Foundation {{!}} Ngo List|url=https://ngolist.trustngo.net/youth-against-injustice-foundation/|access-date=2020-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-04|title=Youth Against Injustice Foundation's Novel Awareness Campaign|url=https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/02/riders-in-nagpur-at-the-occasion-of-republic-day/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Youth Ki Awaaz|language=en|archive-date=2020-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406234105/https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/02/riders-in-nagpur-at-the-occasion-of-republic-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> Monga, Rawal and Devashi decided to make a bicycle tour to promote their agenda. In October 2019, the three set off from Jantar Mantar, New Delhi with green signal from Nirbhaya's parents.<ref name="Indianness">{{Cite web|last=Rashid|first=Sumaira|title=Piyush, Yogesh and Ranchod 'rape-mukt Bharat'!|url=https://theindianness.com/piyush-yogesh-and-ranchods-rape-mukt-bharat/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=The Indianness|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619000432/https://theindianness.com/piyush-yogesh-and-ranchods-rape-mukt-bharat/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=दुष्कर्ममुक्त भारत बनाने के लिए 3 युवा साइकिल यात्रा पर निकले|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/jashpuranagar/news/chhattisgarh-news-3-youth-set-out-on-cycle-tour-to-make-india-free-of-misdeeds-070142-6747720.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-14|title=पटना यूनिवर्सिटी की रिसर्च में अब दिखेगी ओरिजनलिटी|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/patna/news/originality-will-now-be-seen-in-patna-university39s-research-085653-6832575.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref> By December 2019, the three had visited over 160 schools in [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Chhattisgarh|Chattisgarh]] and [[Gujarat]].<ref name="TOI" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई छोड़ रेप फ्री इंडिया अभियान पर निकाले 3 युवा, जशपुर में कही ये बात|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/jashpur-3-youngsters-quit-engineering-studies-on-rape-free-india-campaign-said-this-in-jashpur-chhattisgarh-cgnt-2905585.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=News18 India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=बलात्कार मुक्त समाज के लिए साइकिल यात्रा|url=http://newsdnntv.com/news/cycle-tour-to-rape-free-society|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.newsdnntv.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=तीन युवा इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई छोड़ रेप फ्री इंडिया अभियान पर निकले, जशपुर में कही ये बात ?|url=https://thelokniti.com/news/three-youth-left-engineering-studies-and-went-on-rape-free-india-campaign-said-this-in-jashpur|access-date=2020-09-02|website=The Lokniti|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=यूथ अगेंस्ट रेप के युवा सायक्लिस्ट पहुंचे जशपुर|url=https://www.naidunia.com/chhattisgarh/jashpur-jaspur-cg-jaspur-news-jaspur-in-hindi-jaspur-samachar-jaspur-khabr-yuva-pahuche-jaspur-5389522|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Nai Dunia|language=hi}}</ref> The three aim to travel over 50,000 kilometres in over two years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=28 राज्यों के 450 जिलों और गांवों में 30 हजार किलोमीटर करेंगे यात्रा|url=https://www.patrika.com/udaipur-news/will-travel-30-thousand-kilometers-in-450-districts-and-villages-of-28-5455125/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=good thinking : यूथ अगेंस्ट रेप कैम्पन में अजमेर पहुंचे तीन युवा|url=https://www.patrika.com/ajmer-news/three-youths-reach-ajmer-in-youth-against-rape-campaign-5312528/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}</ref><ref name="Patrika">{{Cite news|last=Bari|first=Abdul|title=Youth against rape: 3 youth campaign against rape India tour on cycle|url=https://www.patrika.com/nagaur-news/youth-against-rape-3-youth-campaign-against-rape-india-tour-on-cycle-5345364/|access-date=2020-08-30|work=Patrika}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sirohiwale|title=भारत को रेप मुक्त बनाने और झूठे इल्जामों से मुक्ति दिलाने का संकल्प लेने वाली साइकिल टीम पहुँची पाली।, सिरोही समाचार|language=en|work=Sirohiwale|url=http://sirohiwale.in/news/624/cycle-team-reached-pledge-to-make-india-rape-free-and-get-rid-of-false-accusations|access-date=2020-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=News|first=Ground Zero|date=2020-02-29|title=*बलात्कार मुक्त हो भारत का.. संदेश लेकर सायकल यात्रा पर निकले तीन युवा,किसी ने छोड़ी नौकरी तो किसी ने छोड़ी पढ़ाई....*|url=http://groundzeroenews.co.in/rape-free-india-three-youths-came-out-on-a-cycle-trip-with-the-message-some-people-left-their-jobs-and-some-left-their-studies/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Ground Zero News|language=en-US}}</ref>
They set up a non-governmental organization called the Youth Against Injustice Foundation which works on eliminating injustices such as rape, fake rape allegations and sexual abuse from India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Youth Against Injustice Foundation {{!}} Ngo List|url=https://ngolist.trustngo.net/youth-against-injustice-foundation/|access-date=2020-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-04|title=Youth Against Injustice Foundation's Novel Awareness Campaign|url=https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/02/riders-in-nagpur-at-the-occasion-of-republic-day/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Youth Ki Awaaz|language=en|archive-date=2020-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406234105/https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2020/02/riders-in-nagpur-at-the-occasion-of-republic-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> Monga, Rawal and Devashi decided to make a bicycle tour to promote their agenda. In October 2019, the three set off from Jantar Mantar, New Delhi with green signal from Nirbhaya's parents.<ref name="Indianness">{{Cite web|last=Rashid|first=Sumaira|title=Piyush, Yogesh and Ranchod 'rape-mukt Bharat'!|url=https://theindianness.com/piyush-yogesh-and-ranchods-rape-mukt-bharat/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=The Indianness|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619000432/https://theindianness.com/piyush-yogesh-and-ranchods-rape-mukt-bharat/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=दुष्कर्ममुक्त भारत बनाने के लिए 3 युवा साइकिल यात्रा पर निकले|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/chhattisgarh/jashpuranagar/news/chhattisgarh-news-3-youth-set-out-on-cycle-tour-to-make-india-free-of-misdeeds-070142-6747720.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-14|title=पटना यूनिवर्सिटी की रिसर्च में अब दिखेगी ओरिजनलिटी|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar/patna/news/originality-will-now-be-seen-in-patna-university39s-research-085653-6832575.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref> By December 2019, the three had visited over 160 schools in [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Chhattisgarh|Chattisgarh]] and [[Gujarat]].<ref name="TOI" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई छोड़ रेप फ्री इंडिया अभियान पर निकाले 3 युवा, जशपुर में कही ये बात|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/jashpur-3-youngsters-quit-engineering-studies-on-rape-free-india-campaign-said-this-in-jashpur-chhattisgarh-cgnt-2905585.html|access-date=2020-09-02|website=News18 India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=बलात्कार मुक्त समाज के लिए साइकिल यात्रा|url=http://newsdnntv.com/news/cycle-tour-to-rape-free-society|access-date=2020-09-02|website=www.newsdnntv.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=तीन युवा इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई छोड़ रेप फ्री इंडिया अभियान पर निकले, जशपुर में कही ये बात ?|url=https://thelokniti.com/news/three-youth-left-engineering-studies-and-went-on-rape-free-india-campaign-said-this-in-jashpur|access-date=2020-09-02|website=The Lokniti|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=यूथ अगेंस्ट रेप के युवा सायक्लिस्ट पहुंचे जशपुर|url=https://www.naidunia.com/chhattisgarh/jashpur-jaspur-cg-jaspur-news-jaspur-in-hindi-jaspur-samachar-jaspur-khabr-yuva-pahuche-jaspur-5389522|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Nai Dunia|language=hi}}</ref> The three aim to travel over 50,000 kilometres in over two years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=28 राज्यों के 450 जिलों और गांवों में 30 हजार किलोमीटर करेंगे यात्रा|url=https://www.patrika.com/udaipur-news/will-travel-30-thousand-kilometers-in-450-districts-and-villages-of-28-5455125/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=good thinking : यूथ अगेंस्ट रेप कैम्पन में अजमेर पहुंचे तीन युवा|url=https://www.patrika.com/ajmer-news/three-youths-reach-ajmer-in-youth-against-rape-campaign-5312528/|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}</ref><ref name="Patrika">{{Cite news|last=Bari|first=Abdul|title=Youth against rape: 3 youth campaign against rape India tour on cycle|url=https://www.patrika.com/nagaur-news/youth-against-rape-3-youth-campaign-against-rape-india-tour-on-cycle-5345364/|access-date=2020-08-30|work=Patrika}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sirohiwale|title=भारत को रेप मुक्त बनाने और झूठे इल्जामों से मुक्ति दिलाने का संकल्प लेने वाली साइकिल टीम पहुँची पाली।, सिरोही समाचार|language=en|work=Sirohiwale|url=http://sirohiwale.in/news/624/cycle-team-reached-pledge-to-make-india-rape-free-and-get-rid-of-false-accusations|access-date=2020-09-02}}</ref>


== Youth Against Rape in the media ==
== Youth Against Rape in the media ==