Delhi gang-rape victim dies in hospital in Singapore

Gad

Oh my.. poor girl :'(

I have no word that can express my grief for her, and anger of such digusting criminals

Reshma

Truly appalling! I was in Singapore last week on the same day when the victim passed away :-(
Cultural attitudes in India will take time to change but stringent punishments to rapists are certainly the need of the hour. I don't how many more restrictions are to be imposed on women, to "prevent themselves from being raped".

I think it would be more reasonable to restrict men after 9 PM (or whatever magical hour) to make public places safer for women in India.

lisab

That's very wise !

surajt88

Wise indeed..

jobyts

The problem with stringent punishments (like death penalty) for rapists is that the chances of the victim getting murdered by the rapist is very high. In India, sometime back when they tried to bring capital punishment for rape crime, women organizations were against it, due to this reason.

Evo

Make the punishment fit the crime, if the girl is injured, life sentence, if she dies, death penalty, if raped and not hurt, lengthy sentence.

jobyts

That's what the current law is. After the Delhi incident, people were demanding death sentence for rape itself.

lisab

-- attributed to Isaac Parker

rootX

Looking at current situation, it's bit disappointing that it will take years before the individual are given the punishment they deserve.
Should we assume that mentally deranged individuals, under alcohol influence, are really capable of thinking that?

Reshma

I agree, death penalty itself may not be the best solution to reduce the number of rapes. However, the main reason for the alarmingly high number of rapes in India is the lack of deterrent. The definition of rape in most Indian laws is archaic and punishments for sodomy and other forms of sexual assault are a mere slap in the wrist. Stringent punishments should include (may not be limited to capital punishment) chemical castration, registration of the sex offender etc.

There are a several levels of sexual harassment faced by Indian women in their everyday lives, most of which stem from the patriarchal mindset of most Indians (men and women). A cousin (female) of mine who is fond of sport bikes often tells me about the routine hazing she faces on the highways by male bike riders. She has on occasions reported about them to the traffic police who are mostly callous to her complaints. She now wears a thick jacket and has her hair tucked under her helmet when she rides her bike (so that it isn't obvious she's a female). Similar inconveniences are faced by female car drivers as well. I live in Mumbai which is only slightly safer than the capital, Delhi.

Almost every incident of rape in India no matter how heinous, is somehow convoluted to what the female in question was doing or wearing. Personally, I find it quite suffocating to lead a restrictive life where I have to worry about what I wear, when or with whom I go out with, because I know if something untoward were to happen to me, it is very likely the blame would fall squarely on me.

rootX

A related news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20938125

Gad

Really Evo, not hurt?

I don't find that to be a fair punishment. Not to mention it won't change the criminal's attitude towards rape.

Evo

This is going by the post that said men in India would kill the woman if they would get the death penalty despite not physically injuring her. The primary concern is for the safety of the rape victim, IMO.

nanosiborg

It's a cultural (extreme male dominance) as well as economic issue. Lots of really poor people crowded into a relatively small space. No immediate solutions come to mind.

Curious3141

*Another* one, this time in Punjab. This time she was married, so the perpetrators don't even have their hollow rationalisation of "moral policing". At least, the victim wasn't maimed vengefully this time : http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...5c8_story.html

Granted, this sort of thing happens the world over, and this case wasn't as horrific as the first, so it ordinarily might not have made the world news. But it looks like the Indian cases are going to keep making international news until the world's collective attention span for lurid crime wears off (and that takes some doing). The only good that can come from the extra scrutiny is that the Indian government will (hopefully) be forced to take some real action to protect women.

jedishrfu

More sad news: When a guru says the victim could have avoided this tragedy:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...d-tragedy.html

Evo

This rape and murder happened right after.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-...body-cremated/