Protests banned as gang-rape victim recounts ordeal

An Indian student who was savagely gang-raped has begun to recount her ordeal to police, as authorities reacted to violent protests by banning demonstrations in the capital.

The victim, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student who had been battling for her life since the assault a week ago, gave her first statement to police over the weekend in the New Delhi hospital where she is being treated.

“All six men took turns to sexually assault me,” the Hindustan Times newspaper quoted the victim as saying to police.