The father of an Indian student whose brutal rape provoked a global outcry has said he wants her name made public so she can be an inspiration to victims of sexual assault.
The father of an Indian student whose brutal rape provoked a global outcry has said he wants her name made public so she can be an inspiration to victims of sexual assault.
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The call was quickly taken up by social media users and may pressure authorities to allow her identity to be revealed.
The 23-year-old physiotherapy student died on December 28 in a Singapore hospital, two weeks after a gang rape on a bus in New Delhi that ignited protests across India and government promises of tougher punishments.
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