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Gang Rape 16/12
The document summarizes a horrific gang rape that occurred in New Delhi, India on December 16, 2012. A 23-year old female physiotherapy intern was beaten, raped, and tortured on a private bus by six men for over an hour. She and her male friend were thrown from the bus, leaving the female victim with severe internal injuries. Despite being airlifted to a hospital in Singapore, the victim succumbed to her injuries on December 29th, outraging citizens across India and the world. The crime sparked large protests against gender-based violence and the government's failure to ensure women's safety. Though the perpetrators were arrested, the document questions whether enough will be done to prevent future sexual assaults and protect women
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Gang Rape 16/12
- 1. The Horror of16/12 *Image via Bing
- 2. December 16, 2012 NewDelhi, India 8.30 PM The night when Delhi was put to SHAME
- 3. Evening activity onroads was still at peak then *Image via Bing
- 4. Horror of 16/12 A23-year-old girl, a physiotherapist intern, along with her male friend was returning home after watching a movie.
- 5. Horror of 16/12 Aprivate bus stops in front of them. A minor tells them that the bus is going towards their destination. Trusting him, the two board that bus. The bus was occupied by six men, including the driver.
- 6. Horror of 16/12 Fewminutes later, the bus deviates from its path and the bus occupants lock the doors. Suspicious, the friend of the girl questions the driver. They in turn pass lewd comments at the two for roaming late in the night. When her friend objects to it, they beat him up badly with an iron rod rendering him unconscious.
- 7. Horror of 16/12 Next,they beat up the girl, dragged her to the rear of the bus and raped her as the bus driver continued to drive. The woman tried her best to fight off the criminals but in vain. Such was the brutality of the crime that a rusted iron rod was inserted into her and pulled out with so much force that the act brought out her intestines also.
- 8. Horror of 16/12 Thetorture went on for an hour or so as the bus made several rounds of a posh locality, unnoticed and unsuspected by the ‘alert’ Delhi Police. As if the inhuman torture was not enough, the criminals threw the two out of the moving bus and tried to drive the bus over the woman but her partially conscious friend pulled her aside and saved her.
- 9. As the headlinesand breaking news flashed across the media next day, the entire nation and world community at large was OUTRAGED
- 10. Millions of peoplecame out in streets in protest against the Government of India and the Delhi government for not providing adequate security to women. *Image via Bing
- 11. Most of thesewere youths, who are often criticized as being indifferent but not this time *Image via Bing
- 12. The protesters bravedlathis… And water cannons……. *Image via Bing And tear gas shells……… *Image via Bing *Image via Bing
- 13. Candlelight marches were takenout daily by people of all age groups *Images via Bing *Image via Bing Bollywood fraternity too came out in streets demanding justice
- 14. Police tried tocalm tempers but in vain *Image via Bing
- 15. Each day peoplecame ….demand death for the rapist *Image via Bing *Image via Bing And prayed for the girl and her family… *Image via Bing
- 16. All the accusedwere arrested and charged with sexual assault and murder *Image via Bing
- 17. These were theculprits….. Six men were arrested in connection with the incident. They included Ram Singh, the bus driver, and his brother, Mukesh Singh, who were both arrested in Rajasthan. Vinay Sharma, an assistant gym instructor, and Pawan Gupta, a fruit seller, were both arrested in Delhi. A seventeen year old juvenile from Uttar Pradesh, referred to as Raju, was arrested at the Anand Vihar terminal in Delhi and Akshay Thakur, who had come to Delhi seeking employment, was arrested in Aurangabad.
- 18. Meanwhile, the girl,with just 5 per cent intestines left in her, showed exemplary resilience once again by fighting with death even though her condition deteriorated beyond hope. *Image via Bing The government decided on December 26 to airlift the girl to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore for further care.
- 19. On December 29,the entire nation got a rude shock when they came to know that the girl was NO MORE… *Image via Bing Her body was cremated on 30 December 2012 in Delhi under high police security. The government denied access to the media and the public.
- 20. But her deathwas not in vain. She had awakened the conscience of all.
- 21. Given different names likeNirbhaya (the fearless one), Jagruti (awareness) and Damini (lightning, after the 1993 Hindi film Damini), she has become a rallying point for fighting for security to women. *Image via Bing
- 22. Who was Nirbhaya? She was born and raised in Delhi while her parents were from a small village in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. She had two younger brothers. Her father, who had no savings, sold his agricultural land to educate her. He works for a private company as a loader in Delhi.
- 23. Will anything change? March3: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her landlord after being forced to consume a drink laced with sedatives at southeast Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur. March 6: Three persons were arrested for allegedly raping a 22-year-old bar dancer at their flat at Kusumpur Pahari. *Image via Bing
- 24. How safe arewomen really? *Image via Bing
- 25. Let us puta stop to rapes…
- 26. Let us paya tribute to Nirbhaya and salute her courage, resilience, dignity and determination to live.