Saturday 29 December 2012

India mourns Delhi rape victim with candlelit vigils

Thousands of people gathered in the Indian capital to express their grief and demand justice for the 23-year-old victim, who died earlier on Saturday.
Six men arrested in connection with the 16 December attack have now been charged with murder.
The victim's body has arrived back in Delhi from Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was at the airport for the arrival of the specially-chartered plane, AFP news agency reported quoting security sources.
The rape triggered violent public protests over attitudes towards women in India.

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