The 2012 attack on the 23-year old physiotherapy student on the moving bus shocked India and led to tough new laws against sexual violence, including the death penalty for rape in some cases. The victim died from her injuries two weeks later in hospital in Singapore. In our opinion, no case is made out within the parameters indicated in the decision of this court," the court said its order. The men were convicted in 2013 and lost all appeals in a higher court. Sexual violence against women is a huge problem in India where a rape occurs every 20 minutes.

Source: bd News24 January 14, 2020 11:03 UTC