visionary Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20860569 Delhi gang-rape victim dies in hospital in SingaporeA female student gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi has died at a Singapore hospital, doctors say. "The patient passed away peacefully at 4:45am on 29 Dec 2012," a statement from the hospital said. The patient's family had been by her side, it added. The 23-year-old had arrived in Singapore on Thursday after undergoing three operations in a Delhi hospital. The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests in India that left one police officer dead. Six men have been arrested and two police officers have been suspended following the 16 December attack. The victim and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area of Delhi, intending to travel to Dwarka in the south-west of the city.Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars and thrown out of the moving bus and into the street. On arrival at the hospital in Singapore, doctors said that as well as a "prior cardiac arrest, she also had infection of her lungs and abdomen, as well as significant brain injury". The government has tried to halt rising public anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants, and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. The government has also said that it will post the photos, names and addresses of convicted rapists on official websites to shame them. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/in-tweet-delhi-police-appeals-for-peace-310948 In tweet, Delhi Police appeals for peaceOn Friday night, after a sombre medical bulletin from Singapore said the 23-year-old student fighting for her life in a hospital there had worsened considerably, the Delhi Police appealed for calm. "Praying hard for the rape victim will ensure accused are given severest punishment and quickly Reqst ppl to stay calm and maintain peace (sic)," the police tweeted from its official account. India has been incensed by the gang-rape on a moving bus of Amanat (NOT her real name ) on December 16 in Delhi, considered among the unsafe cities in the world for women. Near-daily protests have been held in Delhi and other cities demanding better policing for women and stricter laws to punish rapists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins10 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 This was an absolutely terrible tragedy. Sad that it didn't receive more national attention, but definitely one of the more brutal crimes the country has seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Being indian, no one talks about this and no one wants to bring it out in the forefront. So much shady stuff happens in the media. With more and more people having FB and the internet, i hope this stuff that happens in india routinely will not stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 The government has also said that it will post the photos, names and addresses of convicted rapists on official websites to shame them. As well they should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 That is so awful. I wish I didn't read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan2k Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Read this http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/opinion/the-unspeakable-truth-about-rape-in-india.html?_r=1& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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