NSTworld: Tens of thousands of Indians took to the streets in protest, and the case led to a major overhaul of laws surrounding sexual assault
Six people were originally charged with taking part in the brutal attack aboard a city bus, but one was released after a brief detention as a juvenile, while another committed suicide while awaiting trial.
The condemned men still have one avenue of appeal remaining, and they can also petition the Indian president for mercy. Her assailants took turns to rape and violate her with a metal rod as the bus drove around the capital, before dumping her and the beaten-up friend in a roadside ditch. Tens of thousands of Indians took to the streets in protest, and the case led to a major overhaul of laws surrounding sexual assault.Singh’s family said they were pleased with the ruling.
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