Indian Protestors Gather as Rape Victim Dies in Singapore

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-28/gang-raped-new-delhi-woman-dies-in-singapore-hospital.html

Protests were planned in cities across India to mark the death in a Singapore hospital of a woman beaten and gang raped in New Delhi, as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led appeals for calm.

Television channels showed crowds chanting and shouting slogans and heckling Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit near parliament in the Indian capital. The protest, in an area set aside by police, remained peaceful. Demonstrators are preparing to congregate in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, the Times Now television channel reported.

The 23-year-old woman, who was raped in a moving bus, “passed away peacefully,” with her family and officials from the High Commission of India at her side, according to a statement from Kelvin Loh, chief executive officer at Mount Elizabeth Hospital. She had suffered “serious injuries to her body and brain,” he said. Air India has sent a plane to bring back her body, said G. Prasada Rao, a spokesman for the carrier.

The Delhi police said it intends murder charges for the six men accused of raping the woman and assaulting her with iron bars in the back of the bus on Dec. 16. The men may be charged as soon as Jan. 3, an e-mailed police statement shows.

[ck4829]

1. The government over there seems more concerned with the protests than the rape gangs

It's not an isolated incident, just one that attracted global attention.

Hopefully, this will lead to an Indian Spring of sorts that sees the status of women elevated.

[liberalmuse]

2. I've seen the photos of the protests.

Where are the men? If anyone has photos showing throngs of Indian men, please post. Thanks!

My unpopular opinion: Convicted rapists should be put to death. Rape is a heinous crime, not only of violence, but it violates the body, soul and spirit.

[seabeyond]

3. amazingly, this pacifists views has been shifting a bit today, also. i did a little consideration

the same as your unpopular views.

i watched a gang rape on Fb. the men fuzzied out so they could not get in trouble. 8 minutes of horror for a girl so men can jack off to it. du members defending saying it is only simulated though there was not one bit to suggest that, and a lot to suggest it was gang rape of a girl, put on fb, for men to jack off to.

if this is the "fun" trend in our world today, i have to consider an alternative in punishment.