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Delhi rape victim 'critical' in Singapore hospital | Delhi rape victim 'critical' in Singapore hospital |
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A female student gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi is in an "extremely critical" condition at a Singapore hospital, doctors say. | |
The 23-year-old victim - who remains on life support - is being treated at a specialised facility. | The 23-year-old victim - who remains on life support - is being treated at a specialised facility. |
She arrived in Singapore on Thursday after undergoing three operations in a Delhi hospital. | She arrived in Singapore on Thursday after undergoing three operations in a Delhi hospital. |
The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests that left one police officer dead. | The attack earlier this month triggered violent public protests that left one police officer dead. |
Six men have been arrested and two police officers have been suspended following the 16 December attack. | Six men have been arrested and two police officers have been suspended following the 16 December attack. |
The victim, who may require an organ transplant, has been admitted to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth hospital. | The victim, who may require an organ transplant, has been admitted to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth hospital. |
Dr Kelvin Loh, the hospital's chief executive officer, said in a statement that she remained in an "extremely critical condition" on Thursday evening. | Dr Kelvin Loh, the hospital's chief executive officer, said in a statement that she remained in an "extremely critical condition" on Thursday evening. |
"A multi-disciplinary team of specialists is taking care of her and doing everything possible to stabilise her condition," the statement said. | "A multi-disciplinary team of specialists is taking care of her and doing everything possible to stabilise her condition," the statement said. |
The woman's family has accompanied her to Singapore. | The woman's family has accompanied her to Singapore. |
India's Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said in a statement said the government had decided to send the victim overseas on the recommendation of her doctors. | India's Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said in a statement said the government had decided to send the victim overseas on the recommendation of her doctors. |
"Despite the best efforts of our doctors, the victim continues to be critical and her fluctuating health remains a big cause of concern to all of us," he said. | "Despite the best efforts of our doctors, the victim continues to be critical and her fluctuating health remains a big cause of concern to all of us," he said. |
The government has tried to halt rising public anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. | The government has tried to halt rising public anger by announcing a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women. |
These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants, and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. | These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants, and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains. |
The government has also said that it will post the photos, names and addresses of convicted rapists on official websites to shame them. | The government has also said that it will post the photos, names and addresses of convicted rapists on official websites to shame them. |
It has set up two committees - one looking into speeding up trials of cases involving sexual assaults on women, and the other to examine the lapses that might have led to the incident in Delhi. | It has set up two committees - one looking into speeding up trials of cases involving sexual assaults on women, and the other to examine the lapses that might have led to the incident in Delhi. |
But the protesters say the government's pledge to seek life sentences for the attackers is not enough - many are calling for the death penalty. | But the protesters say the government's pledge to seek life sentences for the attackers is not enough - many are calling for the death penalty. |
The victim and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area, intending to travel to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. | The victim and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area, intending to travel to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. |
Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars and thrown out of the moving bus into a Delhi street. | Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars and thrown out of the moving bus into a Delhi street. |