Delhi Gang Rape Protests

Eight suspects in Constable Tomar's death are innocent, says police

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 12, 2013

Delhi Police on Tuesday gave a clean chit to eight people booked in constable Subhash Tomar's death during the anti-rape protests in New Delhi in December last year.

Women's safety a priority? Anti-rape law delayed again

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday March 12, 2013

A new proposal for tough anti-rape laws has been delayed again by the government, which has been keen to telegraph its commitment to improving safety for women since the fatal gang-rape of a student on a Delhi bus triggered protests and a call for ch...

Suspect in India gang rape found dead in jail

Heather Timmons and Niharika Mandhana, The New York Times | Monday March 11, 2013

Ram Singh, one of the accused in the fatal Delhi gang rape that incited widespread protests in India, was found dead in his jail cell Monday.

Delhi gang-rape case: three cellmates slept through Ram Singh's suicide, claim officials

Reported by Alok Pandey, Tanima Biswas (with inputs from Agencies); Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday March 11, 2013

The main suspect in the fatal gang rape of a medical student on a Delhi bus, an attack that triggered angry protests and new laws to punish crimes against women, was discovered hanging in his prison by a constable at 5 am, jail officials told NDTV.

After Ram Singh's death, other suspects ask to be moved from Tihar Jail

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday March 11, 2013

Ram Singh, the man described by the Delhi Police as the mastermind of the fatal gang-rape of a medical student in Delhi, an attack that stunned India and stirred angry protests, was found dead in his cell at Tihar Jail this morning. Officials say he ...

Delhi gang-rape case: murder, not suicide, says Ram Singh's lawyer; family wants CBI inquiry

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Monday March 11, 2013

The main suspect in the fatal gang rape of a medical student on a Delhi bus, an attack that triggered angry protests and new laws to punish crimes against women, allegedly committed suicide in jail early this morning. Ram Singh's family and lawyers ...

Delhi gang-rape case: murder, not suicide, says Ram Singh's lawyer; family wants CBI inquiry

Agencies | Monday March 11, 2013

The main suspect in the fatal gang-rape of a medical student onboard a New Delhi bus, an attack that horrified the country and triggered protests and new laws to punish crimes against women, allegedly committed suicide in jail early this morning.

'Amanat' case: He has been killed in prison, alleges Ram Singh's lawyer

Associated Press | Monday March 11, 2013

The main suspect in the gang rape and fatal beating of a woman on a New Delhi bus, an attack that horrified Indians and set off national protests, committed suicide in jail on Monday, police officials said.

US honours Delhi Braveheart with Women of Courage award

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday March 9, 2013

The 23-year-old medical student whose brutal gang-rape on a moving bus in Delhi in December last year inspired widespread protests across India has been posthumously presented with the International Women of Courage Award by the US.

South Africa girl dies after rape, comparison made to Indian case

Reuters | Thursday February 7, 2013

A 17-year-old South African girl has died of injuries received in a gang rape at the weekend, provoking rare cries of outrage on Wednesday in a country with a high level of sexual violence.

Delhi gang-rape case: software engineer goes to court in wheelchair to testify

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Tuesday February 5, 2013

The software engineer who tried to stop his friend, a medical student, from being gang-raped on a bus in Delhi in December arrived in court this morning in a wheelchair. He will testify today again in a special fast-track court against the five men ...

Blog: In Memory of 'Amanat' - more than just a candlelight vigil

Tara John | Wednesday January 30, 2013

On Sunday the 27th of January, a vigil was held in Singapore during the early evening to honor the memory of 'Amanat' (NOT her real name) ; a young woman whose brutal attack in Delhi and eventual passing not only appalled the nation of India but stim...

Proud of the student protests that followed Delhi gang-rape: Hillary Clinton

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Wednesday January 30, 2013

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will retire in on Friday, hopes to see "big changes" in India following the horrific gang rape of a student last month in New Delhi.

Young, urban Indians find political voice after student's gang-rape

Reuters | Thursday January 31, 2013

When Preeti Joshi heard of the gang rape of a fellow student, she joined a movement of thousands of outraged young Indians who have taken to the streets of New Delhi almost every day protesting for justice and security for women.

Delhi gang-rape case: Supreme Court lawyer appointed special prosecutor

Press Trust of India | Sunday December 30, 2012

Supreme Court lawyer Dayan Krishnan has been appointed as the special public prosecutor by city police to conduct trial in the December 16 gang rape of a paramedical student who succumbed to injuries during wee hours today at a Singapore hospital.