Four men have been issued with death warrants for the brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in New Delhi more than seven years ago.
The men were on Tuesday ordered to hang later this month for gang-raping the woman on a bus in 2012. She died two weeks later as a result of her injuries.
The hanging is scheduled for 7 a.m. on January 22 at Tihar Jail in India's capital, the court announced via video conference.
Gang rape that shocked a nation
Seven years on, the brutal bus rape still haunts the collective memory of women in India's capital. On the evening of December 16, 2012, the woman was leaving a movie theater in New Delhi after watching "Life of Pi" with a male friend. It was late so the pair boarded a private bus to go to their suburban homes. According to police, the driver and at least five other men -- one of whom was a minor at the time -- were drunk and looking for a "joy ride." Six years after Delhi bus attack, India rape crisis shows no sign of slowing Police said the men took turns raping the woman, using an iron rod to violate her as the bus drove around the city for almost an hour. Her male companion was beaten as he tried to fight them off. When they had finished, the men dumped their two victims by the side of the road. The woman's injuries were so severe some internal organs had to be removed. She died two weeks later in hospital in Singapore. The case of the woman -- who became known as Nirbhaya, which means "fearless" in Hindi -- made headlines worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of men and women came onto the streets to protest poor safety, weak laws, a faulty and prejudiced law enforcement system and an overburdened judiciary.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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