The young Delhi student who was gang-raped and beaten and who subsequently died from her injuries was named late last night by her father as Jyoti Singh Pandev.
Badri Singh Pandey, in an interview with a Sunday newspaper, said he wanted the world to know her real name to give rape survivors courage.
The 53-year-old said: "My daughter didn't do anything wrong. She died while protecting herself. I am proud of her. Revealing her name will give courage to other women who have survived these attacks. They will find strength from my daughter."
Indian law prohibits naming a rape victim unless she authorises it or, if she is dead, her family agrees to it.
Mr Pandey, who works at Delhi airport as a loader, recalled how Jyoti scrawled a note from her hospital bed saying she wanted to survive.
"She wanted to survive and stay with us. But it was fate that had the last say in the end," he is said to have told the Sunday People.
Jyoti, who dreamed of becoming a doctor and had completed a four-year physiotherapy course at the time of the gang-rape, died from a heart attack in a hospital in Singapore on 29 December. She had been flown there from Delhi for treatment.
Her father added: "When I first saw her she was in the bed with her eyes closed. I put my hand on her forehead and called her name. She slowly opened her eyes and started crying and said she was in pain. I held my tears. I told her not to worry, have strength and everything will be all right."
For the first 10 days Jyoti was in and out of consciousness and it was hoped that she would survive. Mr Pandey said: "Doctors did their best to save her. She spoke a few times but mostly through gestures. She had a feeding pipe in her mouth, making it difficult for her to speak."
Last Thursday, five men were charged with gang-rape and murder, offences that could carry the death penalty. A sixth male has been judged to be a juvenile and is scheduled to be dealt with by a different court, despite demands from the victim's family that he too should face execution. The five older men are due to be brought before a specially established fast-track court today.
16 comments:
Kesian sungguh pada golongan wanita yang lemah. We, men are supposed to be their protector. Dalam PAS dan PKR pula perempuan hanya untuk mainan kaum lelaki mereka. Tak percaya? Tanya Wan Azizah atau adun Serting..
Strange: Singh denotes Male, shouldn't it be Kaur?
Intoxicated or not, all 6 assailants should get their just desserts in prison before being executed.
Anon 4:30. Haven't you heard of the Indian actress Neetu Singh, wife of actor Rishi Kapoor?
Nik Aziz kata padan muka perempuan kena rogol sebab pakai pakaian 'menjolok mata'.
Rasanya ahli syurga PAS semua jenis mata terbeliak sebab nampak perempuan.
They are taking this case a bit too far, atrcities are being committed on a daily basis without much attention.
We too are not spared from such atrocity, a number of kids went missing and found murdered but we dont go on demo...why?...coz it's just not our way.
But we slowly but surely are moving towards that destructive way
if the current trend is unchecked.
It is hard to accept that any kids are in pain .I understand.
Similar to Sandy Hook Elementary children, all children are our children.We are their protector.That is our job.We find a way.
May all parents rise and not be a victim again.May God keep these children among Angels.
It is hard to accept that kids are in pain .I understand.
Just as in Sandy Hook elementary here, all children are all our children.We are their protector.That is our job.We find a way.
May all parents rise and not be a victim again.May God keep these children among Angels.
Syed.Sebab itu kita perlu hukum hudud.Kita rajam pezina sampai mati.baru dia akut.
In India the criminals raped an innocent woman and are being brought to justice.
In Malaysia the Dapsters Ubah Rocket Style raped their own ballot boxes, then blamed Microsoft and a scapegoat.
Worst still, in DAP Tokong's CAT, the Tokong claimed responsibility by asking a junior officer to resign, but not himself.
This to norman fernandez is wat he boast of ".more importantly take responsibility" my foot....Wtf norman. Norman, norman? Helloooo
re anon 4:30
Singh is used not only by the Sikhs but by various other hindu tribes such as Rajputs, Gurjars & some Brahmins.
Among the Sikhs yes it denotes a male and Kaur denotes female.
However among the Hindus it is often used as a middle name to denote assocation with a warrior lineage. The lady in this case (may she rest in peace) belongs to one of these.
"Dalam PAS dan PKR pula perempuan hanya untuk mainan kaum lelaki mereka"
..dan UMNO wanita bersama dengan lelaki UMNO kuat berjuangan mencuri dari negara.
anon 11.48 pm
"Syed.Sebab itu kita perlu hukum hudud.Kita rajam pezina sampai mati.baru dia takut".
Klu ikut fakta kes, hukum hudud takleh sangkut kot , sebab tiada cukup 4 saksi yg alim macam N.Ajis yg "tengok" kejadian atas bas tersebut....
tuan syed...mintak pencerahan..
horrible crime against humanity, no word to describe..no need 4 witnesses, nail the offenders
Malaysian rapists can get away if are good sportsmen or politically connected even on under aged girls. What hypocrites talking about others.
Try to hire the famous trio DAP spin lawyers, perhaps the 6 Singh rapists could go scoot-free...got history maaaa...
Nik Rahmoh
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