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| Indian gang-rape victim's ashes scattered on river Ganges | Indian gang-rape victim's ashes scattered on river Ganges |
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| The ashes of the 23-year-old victim of the gang rape in Delhi that has provoked an international outcry and three weeks of protests in India have been scattered on the surface of the river Ganges. | The ashes of the 23-year-old victim of the gang rape in Delhi that has provoked an international outcry and three weeks of protests in India have been scattered on the surface of the river Ganges. |
| The medical student, who died last weekend of injuries sustained in the hour-long assault in a moving bus in Delhi, was cremated on Sunday in the Indian capital, close to where she had lived with her family. Her identity has still not been made public. | The medical student, who died last weekend of injuries sustained in the hour-long assault in a moving bus in Delhi, was cremated on Sunday in the Indian capital, close to where she had lived with her family. Her identity has still not been made public. |
| The case has triggered outrage, grief and anger, with protests across India continuing on Tuesday. It has also provoked an unprecedented debate about sexual aggression towards women in the country. | The case has triggered outrage, grief and anger, with protests across India continuing on Tuesday. It has also provoked an unprecedented debate about sexual aggression towards women in the country. |
| Six men, including one who claims to be a juvenile aged 17, have been detained and are accused of her rape and murder. Police have drawn up a 1,000-page charge sheet which they will present in court on Thursday. | Six men, including one who claims to be a juvenile aged 17, have been detained and are accused of her rape and murder. Police have drawn up a 1,000-page charge sheet which they will present in court on Thursday. |
| Hundreds of people joined the family by the banks of the Ganges – a sacred river, according to Hindu belief – at the village of Bharauli, 600 miles east of Delhi. According to the Times of India newspaper, the funeral cortege took three hours to cover the five miles to the river from their ancestral home because of the crowds. | Hundreds of people joined the family by the banks of the Ganges – a sacred river, according to Hindu belief – at the village of Bharauli, 600 miles east of Delhi. According to the Times of India newspaper, the funeral cortege took three hours to cover the five miles to the river from their ancestral home because of the crowds. |
| India's often ruthless and sensationalistic media had agreed to stay away. | India's often ruthless and sensationalistic media had agreed to stay away. |
| The suspects in the case could face the death penalty if convicted. Police in Delhi say "a bone test" will be used to establish the exact age of the man who claims to be 17. A juvenile cannot be prosecuted for murder in India. | The suspects in the case could face the death penalty if convicted. Police in Delhi say "a bone test" will be used to establish the exact age of the man who claims to be 17. A juvenile cannot be prosecuted for murder in India. |
| The rape took place on 16 December and the victim, a physiotherapy student, died last week in a Singapore hospital where she had been sent for emergency treatment after 10 days in a local hospital. Her family have said they would like to see her attackers hanged. | The rape took place on 16 December and the victim, a physiotherapy student, died last week in a Singapore hospital where she had been sent for emergency treatment after 10 days in a local hospital. Her family have said they would like to see her attackers hanged. |
| Four of the suspects were living in a slum neighbourhood in Delhi. | Four of the suspects were living in a slum neighbourhood in Delhi. |
| Neighbours and relatives told the Guardian that they too would like to see the death penalty imposed if the men were found guilty. | Neighbours and relatives told the Guardian that they too would like to see the death penalty imposed if the men were found guilty. |
| Protesters and politicians have called for a special session of parliament to pass new laws to increase punishments for rapists – including possible chemical castration – and to set up fast-track courts to deal with rape cases within 90 days. | Protesters and politicians have called for a special session of parliament to pass new laws to increase punishments for rapists – including possible chemical castration – and to set up fast-track courts to deal with rape cases within 90 days. |
| Thousands of Indians have lit candles, held prayer meetings and marched through various cities and towns to express their grief and demand stronger protection for women and the death penalty for rape, which is currrently punishable by a maximum of life imprisonment. | Thousands of Indians have lit candles, held prayer meetings and marched through various cities and towns to express their grief and demand stronger protection for women and the death penalty for rape, which is currrently punishable by a maximum of life imprisonment. |
| On Monday, the Indian army and navy cancelled their new year celebrations, as did Sonia Gandhi, head of the ruling Congress party. | On Monday, the Indian army and navy cancelled their new year celebrations, as did Sonia Gandhi, head of the ruling Congress party. |
| Several hotels and clubs across the capital also did not hold their usual parties. | Several hotels and clubs across the capital also did not hold their usual parties. |
| Women face daily harassment across India, including catcalls on the streets and groping and touching on public transport. | Women face daily harassment across India, including catcalls on the streets and groping and touching on public transport. |
| Indian media are currently reporting incidents of sexual violence that would rarely have gained attention previously. One incident involved a teenager, raped repeatedly by her brother, who fled only to be assaulted on a bus by a conductor. Others involved a 15-year-old held for 15 days by three men in a village in the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, a poverty-stricken northern state, an 11-year-old allegedly raped by three teenagers in the north-eastern city of Guwahati and two cases of rape in the city of Amritsar. | Indian media are currently reporting incidents of sexual violence that would rarely have gained attention previously. One incident involved a teenager, raped repeatedly by her brother, who fled only to be assaulted on a bus by a conductor. Others involved a 15-year-old held for 15 days by three men in a village in the Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, a poverty-stricken northern state, an 11-year-old allegedly raped by three teenagers in the north-eastern city of Guwahati and two cases of rape in the city of Amritsar. |
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