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. Continue after the cut...
The 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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