‘We want the world to know her real name’: Father names India gang rape victim
Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty ImagesIndian protesters light candles around a mannequin representing the rape victim while paying tribute during a rally in New Delhi on January 5, 2013.
The father of an Indian woman whose brutal rape and torture provoked international outrage said in an interview published on Sunday that he wanted her name to be made public so she could be an inspiration to other victims of sexual assault.
The 23-year-old physiotherapy student died on Dec. 28 in a Singapore hospital, two weeks after a gang rape on a bus in New Delhi that ignited street protests across India and prompted promises from the government for tougher punishments for offenders.
“We want the world to know her real name,” the woman’s father told Britain’s Sunday People newspaper.
“My daughter didn’t do anything wrong, she died while protecting herself,” he added.
“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.”
The paper named the father, Badri Singh Pandey, and his daughter, Jyoti Singh Pandey, saying that the father had given his permission, but added that it would not publish a photo of her at the family’s request.
The father had already called for new legislation on sex crimes to be named in honour of his daughter.
Five men have been charged with her gang rape and murder and will appear in a New Delhi court on Monday.
With files from the National Post
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