Gang rape victim’s father wants her named

The father of an Indian student whose brutal rape provoked a global outcry said he wanted her name made public so she could be an inspiration to victims of sexual assault.

Gang rape victim’s father wants her named

His call was quickly taken up by social media users and may pressure authorities to allow the 23-year-old’s identity to be revealed. The physiotherapy student died on Dec 28 in a Singapore hospital, two weeks after a gang rape on a moving bus in New Delhi.

“We want the world to know her real name,” the woman’s father told Britain’s Sunday People newspaper.

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