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Daughters Being Brutally Assaulted Every Day, Fight Not Over Yet: Nirbhaya바카라s Father

'Nothing has changed,' he says, eight years after a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern was raped and brutally assaulted in a moving bus in south Delhi

Daughters Being Brutally Assaulted Every Day, Fight Not Over Yet: Nirbhaya바카라s Father
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The Nirbhaya rape and murder case may have seen a decision but that has not been a deterrent to the number of crimes against women on the streets of the country, according to Nirbhaya바카라s father.

On the intervening night of December 16 and 17, 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern, referred to as Nirbhaya, was raped and brutally assaulted in a moving bus in south Delhi by six people before being thrown out on the road. She died on December 29, 2012, at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.

Four of the six men were convicted and hanged on March 20 this year. One of them, Ram Singh, allegedly committed suicide in the Tihar Jail days after the trial began in the case and another, a juvenile, was released in 2015 after spending three years in a correctional home.

Nirbhaya바카라s father, who joined an online petition which was started by NGOs Save the Children and Yuva to mark the eighth anniversary of the gruesome gangrape case, said that 바카라the fight is not over yet바카라.

바카라You have probably never heard from me. Today, I felt it was necessary for you to hear my voice. My name is Badrinath Singh. But since the night of 16th December, 2012, I am known as 바카라Nirbhaya바카라s father바카라. This is how I will be known for the rest of my life,바카라 he said in a statement.

Eight years ago when 바카라my daughter was snatched away from us in the most brutal way, crowds led by women came out on the streets바카라 and they made 바카라my family바카라s fight their fight for justice바카라, he said.

바카라I thought this case would change us as a country for good. But when I turn on the news, there is a new case of another daughter being brutally assaulted every day. Nothing has changed,바카라 Nirbhaya바카라s father said.

While laws and systems help, a permanent change will only come when people바카라s collective mindset changes, he said, adding that men must stop being mute spectators while women face abuse online and on the ground.

바카라Therefore, I invite every boy and man to become an ally, an active supporter in the fight for women바카라s safety,바카라 he said.

바카라If you see a woman being trolled and threatened with rape on social media, speak up and report it. If you notice this happening in your surroundings, stand up with her,바카라 he said.

Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) were executed at 5.30 am on March 20 for the savage assault on the 23-year-old woman who came to be known the world over as Nirbhaya, the fearless one.

After raping and brutalising the woman, they dumped her on the road and left for dead on the cold winter night. Her friend who was with her was also severely beaten and thrown out along with her.

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