New Delhi gang rape victim dies in Singapore
A young woman who was brutally
gang-raped and tortured in the Indian capital died in Singapore early
Saturday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said it was up to "us all to
ensure that her death will not have been in vain".
The victim, whose name has not been revealed, "passed away peacefully at 4.45 a.m. (2.15 IST)," with her distraught family and Indian diplomats by her side, Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital's Kelvin Loh said.
Her male friend was also badly beaten up and thrown out of the bus.
All six accused have been arrested and are in Delhi's Tihar Central Jail.
Authorities in India shifted the woman, who had been on ventilator support since her rape, to Singapore Thursday in a last ditch attempt to save her life.
It would be a true homage to her memory, he added, if these emotions
and energies were channelized into a constructive course of action.
"The need of the hour is a dispassionate debate and inquiry into the critical changes that are required in societal attitudes.
"The government is examining, on priority basis, the penal provisions that exist for such crimes and measures to enhance the safety and security of women."
The horrific gang-rape, in which the rapists used an iron rod to torture her, triggered angry demonstrations across india against growing sexual crimes against women. A policeman died in one such protest in Delhi.
The Indian government vowed to fast track the trial of the accused.
The victim, whose name has not been revealed, "passed away peacefully at 4.45 a.m. (2.15 IST)," with her distraught family and Indian diplomats by her side, Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital's Kelvin Loh said.
The 23-year-old woman suffered multiple-organ failure
after she was raped by six males, including a juvenile, in a moving bus
in Delhi for around 40 minutes Dec 16 and dumped her by a roadside.
All six accused have been arrested and are in Delhi's Tihar Central Jail.
Authorities in India shifted the woman, who had been on ventilator support since her rape, to Singapore Thursday in a last ditch attempt to save her life.
"Despite all efforts by a team of eight specialists
in Mount Elizabeth Hospital to keep her stable, her condition continued
to deteriorate over these two days," Loh said.
"The need of the hour is a dispassionate debate and inquiry into the critical changes that are required in societal attitudes.
"The government is examining, on priority basis, the penal provisions that exist for such crimes and measures to enhance the safety and security of women."
The horrific gang-rape, in which the rapists used an iron rod to torture her, triggered angry demonstrations across india against growing sexual crimes against women. A policeman died in one such protest in Delhi.
The Indian government vowed to fast track the trial of the accused.
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