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| India gang rape: Delhi to appoint more policewomen | India gang rape: Delhi to appoint more policewomen |
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| India has said more women police will be recruited soon in the capital, Delhi, after a national outcry over the gang rape of a young woman last month. | India has said more women police will be recruited soon in the capital, Delhi, after a national outcry over the gang rape of a young woman last month. |
| Five men have been charged with raping and murdering the 23-year-old who died of her injuries at the weekend. | Five men have been charged with raping and murdering the 23-year-old who died of her injuries at the weekend. |
| The men will be tried in a fast-track court, where they could be handed the death penalty. A sixth suspect is likely to be tried in a juvenile court. | |
| Meanwhile, the home minister has called a meeting of officials from all states. | Meanwhile, the home minister has called a meeting of officials from all states. |
| Sushil Kumar Shinde will have talks on Friday with state chief secretaries and police chiefs on how to stop crimes against women, officials say. | Sushil Kumar Shinde will have talks on Friday with state chief secretaries and police chiefs on how to stop crimes against women, officials say. |
| On Thursday, the five accused, who include the driver of the bus, were charged before a magistrate but the case will be transferred to a specially launched fast-track court on Saturday. | On Thursday, the five accused, who include the driver of the bus, were charged before a magistrate but the case will be transferred to a specially launched fast-track court on Saturday. |
| The trial is expected to start at the weekend. | The trial is expected to start at the weekend. |
| Although it is mandatory in India for the accused to appear in person to be charged, the five were not present on Thursday for security reasons. | Although it is mandatory in India for the accused to appear in person to be charged, the five were not present on Thursday for security reasons. |
| Case documents already run to more than 1,000 pages and include key testimony from the woman before she died. | Case documents already run to more than 1,000 pages and include key testimony from the woman before she died. |
| Police say they have scheduled about 30 witnesses. | Police say they have scheduled about 30 witnesses. |
| The Bar Association said none of its members was willing to defend the suspects, so the court is expected to appoint defence lawyers itself. | The Bar Association said none of its members was willing to defend the suspects, so the court is expected to appoint defence lawyers itself. |
| Harassment | Harassment |
| Late on Thursday, Mr Shinde announced that each of the 166 police stations in Delhi would have policewomen available at all times. | Late on Thursday, Mr Shinde announced that each of the 166 police stations in Delhi would have policewomen available at all times. |
| "I have signed the file for appointing two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables in every police station in Delhi," he told reporters. | "I have signed the file for appointing two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables in every police station in Delhi," he told reporters. |
| At the moment, many police stations in the city do not have a single woman on their staff and police officials say sometimes it becomes "difficult" for policemen to assist a female victim. | At the moment, many police stations in the city do not have a single woman on their staff and police officials say sometimes it becomes "difficult" for policemen to assist a female victim. |
| The home minister's announcement comes amid public outrage at the woman's murder in Delhi. | The home minister's announcement comes amid public outrage at the woman's murder in Delhi. |
| Protests have been taking place every day since the attack, with demonstrators expressing anger at attitudes to women in India and calling for changes to the laws on violence against women. | Protests have been taking place every day since the attack, with demonstrators expressing anger at attitudes to women in India and calling for changes to the laws on violence against women. |
| They say women across India are frequently subjected to harassment and sexual assault, that reports of crimes against women are not taken seriously and that conviction rates are too low. | They say women across India are frequently subjected to harassment and sexual assault, that reports of crimes against women are not taken seriously and that conviction rates are too low. |
| The victim's father said he backed calls for the men to be executed if found guilty. | The victim's father said he backed calls for the men to be executed if found guilty. |
| The woman and a male friend had been to the cinema when they boarded a private bus home in the evening. | The woman and a male friend had been to the cinema when they boarded a private bus home in the evening. |
| Police have said the men on the bus had been drinking and were taking the vehicle on a joyride. | Police have said the men on the bus had been drinking and were taking the vehicle on a joyride. |
| They beat the woman and her companion with iron bars, raped her for nearly an hour and then threw them out of the moving bus into the street, say police. | They beat the woman and her companion with iron bars, raped her for nearly an hour and then threw them out of the moving bus into the street, say police. |
| The Press Trust of India quoted police sources as saying the driver of the bus had tried to run her over after throwing her out, but that she was saved by her friend. | The Press Trust of India quoted police sources as saying the driver of the bus had tried to run her over after throwing her out, but that she was saved by her friend. |
| She sustained serious injuries to her body and brain and died on 29 December in a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment. | She sustained serious injuries to her body and brain and died on 29 December in a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment. |
| Helpline launched | Helpline launched |
| Delhi officials have responded to criticism that they are failing to protect women by announcing a series of measures intended to make the city safer. | Delhi officials have responded to criticism that they are failing to protect women by announcing a series of measures intended to make the city safer. |
| 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. |
| The government has also set up a committee under a retired Supreme Court judge to recommend changes to the anti-rape law. | The government has also set up a committee under a retired Supreme Court judge to recommend changes to the anti-rape law. |
| A telephone helpline has been launched for women in distress, connected to police stations across the city. | A telephone helpline has been launched for women in distress, connected to police stations across the city. |