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The father of an Indian woman who died after being gang raped on a Delhi bus has denied a British newspaper report that he wanted his daughter named. | The father of an Indian woman who died after being gang raped on a Delhi bus has denied a British newspaper report that he wanted his daughter named. |
The man was quoted by India's Hindustan Times as saying her identity should only be revealed if her name was attached to a new law. | The man was quoted by India's Hindustan Times as saying her identity should only be revealed if her name was attached to a new law. |
The 23-year-old victim died from injuries sustained on 16 December. | The 23-year-old victim died from injuries sustained on 16 December. |
On Monday, five men are due to appear in a Delhi court charged with abduction, gang-rape and murder. | On Monday, five men are due to appear in a Delhi court charged with abduction, gang-rape and murder. |
The case has sparked widespread anger across India and brought demands for greater protection for women. | The case has sparked widespread anger across India and brought demands for greater protection for women. |
The victim, a student, has not been named as Indian law protects sex crime victims by prohibiting their identification. | The victim, a student, has not been named as Indian law protects sex crime victims by prohibiting their identification. |
However, Indian minister Shashi Tharoor has also urged authorities to reveal the name so it can be used for a new anti-rape law. | However, Indian minister Shashi Tharoor has also urged authorities to reveal the name so it can be used for a new anti-rape law. |
The woman's father was quoted by a British newspaper on Sunday as saying her name should be made public to serve as an inspiration to other victims of sexual crimes. | The woman's father was quoted by a British newspaper on Sunday as saying her name should be made public to serve as an inspiration to other victims of sexual crimes. |
The Sunday People said the father had given it permission to name him and his daughter. | The Sunday People said the father had given it permission to name him and his daughter. |
It carried a photograph of the father but said the family had requested no photograph of the victim be used. | It carried a photograph of the father but said the family had requested no photograph of the victim be used. |
But he was later quoted by the Hindustan Times and The Hindu newspapers as denying the comments attributed to him. | But he was later quoted by the Hindustan Times and The Hindu newspapers as denying the comments attributed to him. |
"I have only said we won't have any objection if the government uses my daughter's name for a new law for crime against women that is more stringent and better framed that the existing one," the Hindustan Times quoted him as saying. | "I have only said we won't have any objection if the government uses my daughter's name for a new law for crime against women that is more stringent and better framed that the existing one," the Hindustan Times quoted him as saying. |
Last week, the father told BBC Hindi that he had no problem with his daughter's name being used in the context of a revised anti-rape law. "She is a martyr. It would cause no problem to the family," he said. | |
Fast-track court | Fast-track court |
Prosecutors have said they have extensive forensic evidence against the suspects, who could face the death penalty if found guilty. | Prosecutors have said they have extensive forensic evidence against the suspects, who could face the death penalty if found guilty. |
A sixth person accused in connection with the attack, a teenager, will be dealt with by a juvenile justice board. | A sixth person accused in connection with the attack, a teenager, will be dealt with by a juvenile justice board. |
At a pre-trial hearing on Saturday, a Delhi magistrate asked police to produce the five accused - named as Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur - at court on Monday. | At a pre-trial hearing on Saturday, a Delhi magistrate asked police to produce the five accused - named as Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur - at court on Monday. |
Their trial is expected to take place in a newly formed fast-track court in the next few weeks. | Their trial is expected to take place in a newly formed fast-track court in the next few weeks. |
Meanwhile, protests have continued across India in the wake of the attack. | Meanwhile, protests have continued across India in the wake of the attack. |
A demonstration in Delhi on Sunday included protesters who have been on hunger strike for more than a week. | A demonstration in Delhi on Sunday included protesters who have been on hunger strike for more than a week. |
Campaigners are calling for tougher rape laws and reforms to the police, who critics say often fail to file charges against accused attackers. | Campaigners are calling for tougher rape laws and reforms to the police, who critics say often fail to file charges against accused attackers. |
The woman had been to see a film with a male friend before they boarded the bus in Delhi last month. | The woman had been to see a film with a male friend before they boarded the bus in Delhi last month. |
Both were beaten with an iron bar and the woman was raped for nearly an hour before they were dumped by the side of a road. | Both were beaten with an iron bar and the woman was raped for nearly an hour before they were dumped by the side of a road. |
Her friend has since said that the attackers tried to run them over before driving off. | Her friend has since said that the attackers tried to run them over before driving off. |