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| Delhi gang rape victim arrives in Singapore hospital | Delhi gang rape victim arrives in Singapore hospital |
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| A female student who was gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi has arrived in Singapore for further treatment, officials say. | A female student who was gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi has arrived in Singapore for further treatment, officials say. |
| The 23-year-old victim - who remains on life support - is being treated at a specialised facility and may require an organ transplant. | The 23-year-old victim - who remains on life support - is being treated at a specialised facility and may require an organ transplant. |
| The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests, which left one police officer dead. | The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests, which left one police officer dead. |
| An inquiry into possible lapses by the authorities is now under way. | An inquiry into possible lapses by the authorities is now under way. |
| The investigation is being led by retired judge Usha Mehra. | The investigation is being led by retired judge Usha Mehra. |
| Six men have been arrested and two police officers have been suspended following the 16 December attack. | Six men have been arrested and two police officers have been suspended following the 16 December attack. |
| An air ambulance carrying the woman landed at Singapore Changi International Airport early on Thursday, the Indian High Commission in Singapore told news agencies. | |
| The victim - who has already had three operations in Delhi - was then taken to the city's Mount Elizabeth hospital. | The victim - who has already had three operations in Delhi - was then taken to the city's Mount Elizabeth hospital. |
| The hospital said in a statement quoted by the Associated Press that she was admitted to the intensive care unit "in an extremely critical condition". | The hospital said in a statement quoted by the Associated Press that she was admitted to the intensive care unit "in an extremely critical condition". |
| "She is being examined and the hospital is working with the Indian High Commission," the statement said. | "She is being examined and the hospital is working with the Indian High Commission," the statement said. |
| 'Prolonged treatment' | 'Prolonged treatment' |
| Senior Delhi doctor BD Athani told the Press Trust of India that the hospital had "a state-of-art multi-organ transplant facility" to treat the victim's severe intestinal injuries. | Senior Delhi doctor BD Athani told the Press Trust of India that the hospital had "a state-of-art multi-organ transplant facility" to treat the victim's severe intestinal injuries. |
| The woman's family have accompanied her to Singapore because the treatment might take a long time, Dr Athani added. | The woman's family have accompanied her to Singapore because the treatment might take a long time, Dr Athani added. |
| Police in Delhi have opened roads and metro stations shut since Monday as protests against the incident eased. | Police in Delhi have opened roads and metro stations shut since Monday as protests against the incident eased. |
| The government has tried to halt the rising anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. | The government has tried to halt the rising anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. |
| These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants, and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. | These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants, and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. |
| But the protesters say the government's pledge to seek life sentences for the attackers is not enough - many are calling for the death penalty. | But the protesters say the government's pledge to seek life sentences for the attackers is not enough - many are calling for the death penalty. |
| The victim and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area, intending to travel to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. | The victim and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area, intending to travel to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. |
| Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars and thrown out of the moving bus into a Delhi street. | Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars and thrown out of the moving bus into a Delhi street. |