Dec. 29, 2012
Indians on Saturday shouted slogans as they marched on a street in New Delhi as they mourned the death of the victim. The gang rape shocked the country, triggering protests since it was first reported. Police responded to the protests by trying to break them up, using canes and water cannons, and blockading roadways.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Indian police charged the six men suspected in the rape with murder after the victim’s death. Police in India have come under heavy criticism for not doing enough to prevent rapes. Women’s rights groups say reports of police asking victims probing questions discourage many from reporting rapes.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Indian youth in Bhopal , India, hold candles as they pay tributes to the victim. The gang rape of the 23-year-old woman triggered especially loud protests among India’s youth.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Demonstrators attend a candlelight vigil in New Delhi. The rape case has provoked a national debate about violence against women in India, prompting promises of action from the government.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Indian protesters take part in a candlelight procession in Amritsar. After the announcement of the rape victim’s death, Indian leaders appealed for calm while security forces in New Delhi headed off fresh unrest, throwing a ring of steel around the center of the Indian capital.
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Dec. 29, 2012
An Indian protester breaks down as she takes part in a rally in Mumbai. Indian women say they are discouraged from reporting rapes because their families believe the victims will be exposed to ridicule and shame.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Indian men and women lie down on the ground mimicking dead bodies in New Delhi. The ordeal of the gang rape victim, who was riding on a bus with her boyfriend, who was also beaten, has galvanized Indians, who are now demanding greater protection for women from sexual violence.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, center, is escorted by security personnel after she was blocked by demonstrators while entering the venue for the ongoing protests in New Delhi.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Undertaker Roland Tay, left, and his crew carry the coffin of the Indian rape victim into a van as they leave a funeral parlor for the airport in Singapore.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Indian High Commissioner to Singapore T.C.A. Raghavan speaks to journalists about the death of the Indian rape victim at Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore. The gang rape triggered nationwide protests in India.
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Dec. 29, 2012
Hospital staff carry the body of the Indian gang-rape victim to the police morgue vehicle at Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore. The victim, 23, died Saturday after suffering severe organ failure, the hospital treating her said, in a case that sparked widespread street protests over violence against women.
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Dec. 29, 2012
People wait at the Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore. The medical condition of an Indian gang-rape victim had "taken a turn for the worse" with "signs of severe organ failure," the hospital said in a statement late Friday. The hospital reported early Saturday that she had died.
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Dec. 28, 2012
Vehicles drive past the Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore. After 10 days at a New Delhi hospital, the victim of a gang rape was flown to Singapore on Thursday for treatment. The young woman's condition had "taken a turn for the worse" and her vital signs had deteriorated with indications of severe organ failure, said Kelvin Loh, the chief executive officer of Singapore's Mount Elizabeth hospital. She died early Saturday, the hospital said.
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