Indian police today sealed off parts off New Delhi and appealed for calm
after the death of a woman gang-raped on a bus in the city. The woman
was flown to Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore for treatment 10 days
after she was brutally attacked by six men who inserted an iron rod into
her body on December 16. In response to the attack, the Indian
government has promised to publicise photos, names and addresses of
convicted rapists following days of widespread protests.
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| The body of the rape victim being moved into a funeral home
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he 23-year-old student's body is being
flown home after she 'passed away peacefully' in a Singapore hospital
where she had been taken for specialist treatment.
She suffered multiple organ failure and a
heart attack following the brutal assault on
December 16 which has triggered violent public protests.
Her horrific ordeal has galvanised
Indians to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence with mass demonstrations, candle-lit vigils
and street protests with placards, chants and road blocks. One policeman has died in the protests.
Gatherings of more than five people have been banned in the city centre.
A few hundred
protesters arrived this morning at the Jantar Mantar observatory, one
of the areas of the city where demonstrations are allowed, the BBC reported.
The victim's family and officials from the Indian High Commission were at her bedside when she lost her 13-day fight for life.
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