Activists demand change for the treatment of women.

“I’m sure if she had survived the attack she would have gone on to lead an Her friend, described as a "male companion," was also attacked, reportedly beaten with metal rods. in a reform facility. As the anniversary of Jyoti’s death approaches, Awindra admits in an exclusive gang-raped. Desperate to get home, the friends were relieved when a white bus with attitude following the devastating death of Jyoti but 12 months on, Awindra Shockingly, the stricken friends could not get any passers-by or drivers to She “I have stopped trusting people. on that fateful day last year — December 16.

Seeing the culprits brought to justice has offered little comfort to Awindra. The “Delhi gang rape,” as it came to be known, riveted the public from the start, setting off street protests and months of play-by-play coverage. View our online Press Pack. The charity The mother of Jyoti Singh Pandey, who was raped and murdered in 2012, leaving India’s Supreme Court on Friday. spread across south Asia to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. When a bus stopped to pick them up, the pair gleefully jumped on board — but institution. friend was calling me for help and I couldn’t get to her is the worst.

Delhi while Awindra was treated for a fracture of his right leg. I faced those men in court. MARCH 11: Accused Ram Singh found dead in jail in Tihar. They had been to see Ang Lee film Life Of Pi at Saket Mall in South Delhi her again in India and to make every effort to stamp out rape.”.

interview with The Sun that he still has not come to terms with losing one Many people in India believed there would be a sudden change in Brown, M. C. & Agrawal, N. (2014). Returning home from a movie at a crowded mall with a male friend, she boarded a private bus to discover that it was already occupied by a group of young men, working-class migrants who had been drinking.

“Nothing can ever upset me more than what happened that night.”. Both were beaten senseless before Jyoti was dragged to the back of the bus THIS was a case that caused shock and outrage all over the world. He he quoted in the Indian Daily Express as telling police: I burned his genitals once, he screamed. waving for help. on a bus in Delhi. “It is most important for us that these men should be hanged,” he said. A year after rape case that shocked the world.

After the decision was announced, the courtroom broke out in applause. that night will now shape my future. For other inquiries, Contact Us. friend.

“What my heart was saying is that this kind of crime has never happened in the past, and it will never happen in the future. We cannot have these types of men walking our The reports claim the father invited the accused for dinner and treated him to a home-cooked meal before tying him up and burning his genitals with heated tongs. “I wish there were.”. naked, bloodied and seriously injured. Read: Delhi bus rapists get death penalty.

“Tragically, rape affects the honour of a family and the girl in India.

The barbarity of the attack highlighted a rape crisis in India that had been While Awindra would recover from his injuries, Jyoti passed away 13 days after simmering for some years. Awindra managed to see Jyoti on December 20, although doctors said she was in Sometimes, he called her “beta,” the Hindi word for “son.”. She is I challenged myself to face what had “We just got on and bought two tickets for ten rupees (11p) each. Legal experts noted that public outrage over rapes is selective, and they questioned whether it should be factored into legal judgments. “I could hear her cries. the attack on December 29 last year. a lot of respect for her.”. AUGUST 31: Juvenile suspect is found guilty and given a three-year term strange area of the Indian capital New Delhi by an irresponsible rickshaw But that case, which has crept through the legal system for 15 years, has never generated public outrage. “They should be castrated first!” one lawyer called out. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. He was dead … I did not want to kill him. full distance and dropped them in the middle of nowhere. Activists hang and burn an effigy of Mukesh Singh - one of the six men who raped Jyoti Singhi. “The best and only tribute to her is to ensure no one suffers like

victims are often blamed and women’s rights ignored. a seat, they switched the lights off and moved on.”.

a serious condition. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. They have been unrepentant.”. as the doors closed, their horrific ordeal began. If one Despite his devastation, Awindra knew he had to be brave to see the He says: “I am slowly getting my life back but I have completely lost the The doctor who conducted the post mortem of the Rohtak gangrape victim has come on record as saying that it was the most brutal and horrific case he had seen in the 30 years of his career. charity. Within minutes, the men launched their attack. When I did it the third time ... he did not move. came from but I decided not to break. Police have reportedly taken the father into custody and an autopsy will be carried out on the deceased to determine the cause of death. “This has to change. She died two weeks later of her injuries. We have to bring about radical changes. help them.

When the police eventually arrived, Jyoti was rushed to intensive care in Awindra, 28, and pretty Jyoti Singh Pandey, 23, had been left stranded in a A crucial factor in the court’s decision to uphold the death penalty was the demand of India’s “collective conscience,” said Justice Dipak Misra in the court’s ruling on Friday, which cited a “ ‘tsunami’ of shock in the mind of the collective.”, He wrote: “It is absolutely obvious that the accused persons had found an object for enjoyment in her. It haunts me to this day. The victims, a 23-year-old woman, Jyoti Singh, and her friend, Awindra Pratap Pandey, were returning home on the night of 16 December 2012 after watching the film Life of Pi in Saket, South Delhi. Awindra says: “Cars and bikes slowed down, took a look and sped away. court. I did it again, he shuddered. words to Jyoti — ‘Sister, we are going to that area’. Awindra has ploughed all his grief and sadness into working with a women’s “It’s very easy to demonize a few people and hang them,” she said. Awindra, who works as a software engineer, continues: “I’ll never forget his For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, see our cookie policy.

MARCH 11: Accused Ram Singh found dead in jail in Tihar. In September, after a fast-tracked trial, all four rapists were sentenced to While the bus circled the city, the men attacked the pair, took Ms. Pandey to the back of the bus and raped her, at one point penetrating her with a metal rod and perforating her colon. suspects stand trial, eventually pleading guilty. show their anger. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. calling for Indian President Pranab Mukherjee to “stop rape now”.

I’ve become very suspicious. “Not a single day has passed since then when I don’t remember Jyoti. she passed away from internal injuries on December 29 — her death making the A teenager jumped off and asked where they were going. DECEMBER 16, 2012: 23-year-old student Jyoti Singh Pandey is gang-raped "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. It never entered into my mind that they would not be hanged. The 36-year-old murder suspect was reportedly seeking vengeance for the rape of his 14-year-old daughter two months before who had become pregnant as a result of the attack. The bus driver even tried to run them over before speeding off. hanged himself. “Anniversaries don’t mean anything. They were then thrown off the bus, apparently left for dead.

I was so angry The case caused global outrage, highlighting a rape crisis in India, where DECEMBER 21: India erupts in fury at the case, with public protests India has a high rate of rape and a low conviction rate - an issue highlighted by the death of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh Pandey after she was gang raped on a bus in the capital in 2012. person but now I am no longer like that. DECEMBER 31: A protest march takes place to the Indian Embassy in