Sunday, December 30, 2012

Body of gang rape victim arrives back home in India after being flown from Singapore hospital where she died from heart attack and organ failure

Coffin: The casket at a funeral home in Singapore which carried the body of the 23-year-old gang-rape victim
Tragic: The body of the young woman is moved into the funeral home by workers where she was embalmed before being flown home
Sad: Undertakers and hospital staff carry the body of the Indian rape victim into a van as they leave Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Final journey: A police morgue vehicle is parked in front of the Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore to retrieve the body
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Riot gear: Indian policewomen stand guard at a checkpoint following the death of the gang-rape victim
Indian protesters hold candles during a rally in New Delhi. Leaders appealed for calm and security forces headed off fresh unrest by turning the city into a fortress
A group of men lie on the floor as part of the anti rape protests in New Dellhi. Police threw a ring of steel around the centre of the Indian capital after news of the 23-year-old medical student's death
Protest: A woman has her mouth taped during a rally to mourn the gang rape victim in New Delhi

Anger: Indian police officials stand alert behind a barricade which covered by a banner calling for capital punishment against rape in New Delhi
Mourning: A protester with a taped mouth displays a moving placard during the rally
Statement: Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, T.C.A. Raghavan speaks to reporters about the death of a young Indian woman
Scene: People walk through the entrance of the Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore where a victim of a horrific rape died last night


A commuter signs a board in protest against the gang rape. Police have arrested six people in connection with the attack and they are all remanded in custody
A protester with hands coloured in fake blood holds a candle during a protest campaign by Youth Congress against the gang rape of the student
Concern: Members of the top organ transplant medical team accompanied the gang rape victim to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore
State of the art: transplant facilities at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre in Singapore, where the gang-rape victim underwent treatment, are said to be among the best in the world
Outrage: Indian students protesting today in Kolkata against the treatment of women following the recent gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi
Anger: Despite calls for calm, protestors and police have been involved in violent clashes which have continued more than a week-and-a-half
Silent protest: Sex workers, lesbian and gay protestors held a silent march today as people feel too little is being done by police and authorities to protect them
Vigil: Candles were lit in Delhi as silent protestors stood displaying placards, banners and posters
New Delhi: Activists of the All-India Democratic Women's Association and YWCA students take part in a protest march from Rashtrapati Bhawan to India gate against the gangrape of a girl, in New Delhi
Clashes: Police have been criticised for using heavy handed tactics against demonstrators who are demanding better protection of women following the brutal bus gang rape
Brutal attack: The 23-year-old student was assaulted on a moving bus and has now died from her injuries
The young victim was transferred to a hospital in Singapore but unfortunately doctors reported she died 'peacefully'
Solidarity: Students take out a candlelight march in support of the gang rape victim in the Capital on Wednesday
Medics' protest: Medical workers protester at LNJP hospital against the recent gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi
Angered: A protester against the recent gang-rape of a young woman in a moving bus in New Delhi
Death sentence: Indian students are among those calling for the death penalty for those found guilty of the brutal gang-rape
Daily Mail

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