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The 2012 Delhi bus rape case refers to the incident where a 23 year old physiotherapy student was gang raped in Delhi. The incident sparked widespread protests and dissent across the country. The six men accused were arrested in Delhi,Bihar and Rajasthan. The accused were to be charged with an Attempt to murder. It was later announced that the victims condition was deteriorating. She was traveling with a male friend who was attacked and thrown out of the bus. On Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit's suggestion, five fast track courts were approved to try rape cases.

Incident

On 20 decemeber 2012 a 23 year old girl was gang-raped in a private moving bus.The incident took place Sunday night.Girl and her male friend, who had boarded the chartered bus with tinted glass windows from Munirka in south Delhi around 9.45pm to Palam, after the two resisted before they were dumped on the road side near Mahipalpur flyover, police said on Sunday. Police said that around five to seven bus crew started misbehaving with the girl a few minutes after she boarded the bus, which was traveling without other passengers. The victim's boyfriend tried to prevent the men from molesting her, but the men beat him up with an iron rod and sexually assaulted the girl. Then she was allegedly raped and brutally assaulted,her male friend was also attacked and both of them thrown out of the vehicle.

Hospitalization of victim

Soon victim was rushed to safdurgang hospital in nearly dead condition.“It appears to be that a rod was inserted into her and it was pulled out with so much force that the act brought out her intestines... That is probably the only thing that explains such severe damage to her intestines,” said a doctor at Safdarjung Hospital where the woman is being treated.

See also

• Rape in India

References

1. Burke, Jason (December 19, 2012). "Delhi bus gang rape: 'What is going wrong with our society?'". New Delhi. The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
2. Bhowmick, Nilanjana (December 19, 2012). "Brutal New Delhi Gang Rape Outrages Indians, Spurs Calls for Action". New Delhi. Time (magazine). Retrieved 2012-12-20.
3. "Delhi gang rape: One more detained, another says 'hang me'". New Delhi. The Times of India. December 19, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
4. "Delhi gangrape: 4 arrested, suspects to be charged 'attempt to murder'". New Delhi. The Indian Express. December 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
5. "Delhi rape victim's condition deteriorates, say doctors". New Delhi. The Hindu. December 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
6. "Delhi bus gang rape: Victim 'still not out of danger'". New Delhi. BBC News. December 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
7. "Five fast track courts approved for Delhi rape cases". New Delhi. Deccan Herald. December 19, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
8. "Delhi gang rape case: Driver of the bus arrested". Delhi gang rape case: Driver of the bus arrested. Times Of India. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
9. "College student gang-raped in moving bus in Delhi". College student gang-raped in moving bus in Delhi. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
10. "Delhi Bus Gang Rape Victim Has Intestines Removed As Shocking Details Of Assault Emerge". Delhi Bus Gang Rape Victim Has Intestines Removed As Shocking Details Of Assault Emerge. huffingtonpost. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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