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India appeal for calm after Delhi gang-rape victim dies India appeal for calm after Delhi gang-rape victim dies
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Police in India have sealed off much of the capital, Delhi, and issued an appeal for calm after the death of a woman who was gang-raped in the city.Police in India have sealed off much of the capital, Delhi, and issued an appeal for calm after the death of a woman who was gang-raped in the city.
The 23-year old woman, who has not been identified, died early on Saturday at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment.The 23-year old woman, who has not been identified, died early on Saturday at a hospital in Singapore, where she had been taken for specialist treatment.
Her body is to be flown back to India.Her body is to be flown back to India.
The attack on 16 December triggered violent public protests in India that left one police officer dead.The attack on 16 December triggered violent public protests in India that left one police officer dead.
Six men have been arrested in connection with the rape and two police officers have been suspended.Six men have been arrested in connection with the rape and two police officers have been suspended.
As news of the woman's death spread, police sealed off large parts of central Delhi, closed down a number of metro railway stations and asked people not to travel into the city.As news of the woman's death spread, police sealed off large parts of central Delhi, closed down a number of metro railway stations and asked people not to travel into the city.
Hundreds of armed police and riot troops are on duty, many of them women, and Delhi's police commissioner Neeraj Kumar has called on the public to remain calm.Hundreds of armed police and riot troops are on duty, many of them women, and Delhi's police commissioner Neeraj Kumar has called on the public to remain calm.
Gatherings of more than five people have been banned in the city centre.Gatherings of more than five people have been banned in the city centre.
But on Saturday morning, a few hundred people gathered at the Jantar Mantar observatory, one of the areas of the city where protests are permitted, said the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in the city.But on Saturday morning, a few hundred people gathered at the Jantar Mantar observatory, one of the areas of the city where protests are permitted, said the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in the city.
There have also been calls for protests in cities across the country.There have also been calls for protests in cities across the country.
'Constructive action''Constructive action'
The Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore said the woman "passed away peacefully" early on Saturday with her family by her side.The Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore said the woman "passed away peacefully" early on Saturday with her family by her side.
Hospital chief executive Kelvin Loh said she had been in "an extremely critical condition" since arriving there, and had suffered severe organ failure following serious injuries to her body and brain.Hospital chief executive Kelvin Loh said she had been in "an extremely critical condition" since arriving there, and had suffered severe organ failure following serious injuries to her body and brain.
"She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome," he said."She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome," he said.
Officials from the Indian High Commission were also present when she died.Officials from the Indian High Commission were also present when she died.
The Indian home minister said the government had decided to send the woman abroad for treatment on the recommendation of her doctors.The Indian home minister said the government had decided to send the woman abroad for treatment on the recommendation of her doctors.
Her body will be flown home on Saturday.Her body will be flown home on Saturday.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he was "very saddened" by the woman's death, and that the angry public reaction was "perfectly understandable".Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he was "very saddened" by the woman's death, and that the angry public reaction was "perfectly understandable".
"It would be a true homage to her memory if we are able to channel these emotions and energies into a constructive course of action," he said in a statement."It would be a true homage to her memory if we are able to channel these emotions and energies into a constructive course of action," he said in a statement.
He called on politicians and the public to set aside "narrow sectional interest" and work together to make India "a demonstrably better and safer place for women to live in".He called on politicians and the public to set aside "narrow sectional interest" and work together to make India "a demonstrably better and safer place for women to live in".
The woman - a medical student - and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area of Delhi, intending to travel to Dwarka in the south-west of the city.The woman - a medical student - and her friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus in the Munirka area of Delhi, intending to travel to Dwarka in the south-west of the city.
Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars, then thrown out of the moving bus into the street.Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars, then thrown out of the moving bus into the street.
The assault sparked angry protests about the general conditions for women in India, and about what is seen as an inadequate police response to rape allegations.The assault sparked angry protests about the general conditions for women in India, and about what is seen as an inadequate police response to rape allegations.
Officials have since announced a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women.Officials have since announced 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.
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