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He said that no one came to their help after they were thrown off the bus by the six accused. Even after the police arrived, it took the cops over two hours to take them to hospital.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday night decided to register a case against Zee News after the channel aired an interview with the male friend of a Delhi girl who was gang-raped here three weeks ago, a crime to which he is the lone witness.

The case will be filed under Section 228 (A) of Indian Penal Code, which pertains to disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, including rape, Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said.

In the interview, the person was severely critical of the police response and indifference of the public while he and the deceased girl lay on the road after being thrown out of the bus.

Uma Subramanian, social worker

Our collective failure to speak out, to act against men who rape, has led once again to tragedy, this time in Delhi. Six men raped the victim, beat her and threw her away, thinking they could do so with impunity.

But I believe this case has grabbed national attention not only because of the brutality but also because the girl was "spotless" according to the moral brigade of India.

She was a student, wearing Indian dress, it was 9:30 pm (not so late), she went to a movie with a friend and she was returning home. She ticked all the boxes of the ideal Indian woman.

I wonder, would the sense of national tragedy be the same if the girl were a model or a dancer, or wearing a short dress when she was picked up by the bus joyriders, if her male companion were a boyfriend, or if they were returning from a nightclub? Would the brutality have been any less?

...But for the first time, there is conversation about teaching boys to respect women, to control their urges. Bollywood, the media and our repressive society have exaggerated the social stigma attached to reporting an attack and this also needs to change.

We need collectively to work to change both the legal and cultural frameworks of this country simultaneously and justice needs to be delivered to victims in a timely manner. Each one of us is responsible for not speaking out.

Atul Sangar of BBC Hindi assesses conservative Indian opinion

Amidst the public outcry over the brutal gang rape in Delhi, several voices have struck a discordant note.

A few, like Congress MP Abhijeet Mukherjee, who is the son of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, called the protests by students in the heart of the national capital "fashionable" and termed the protesters "dented and painted" women chasing their two minutes of fame. He later withdrew his comments after widespread criticism.

Similarly, one of the male-dominated village councils in the north Indian state of Haryana said that authorities should not get carried away by emotions in the wake of public protests and demands of the death penalty for rapists.

Recommendations from conservative sections of society to combat rape range from women wearing traditional clothes to their avoiding venturing out alone at night.

range from women wearing traditional clothes

would seem there remains a very long way to go

In the wake of the horrific gangrape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi, the US has offered its assiatence to India in strengthening public and private organisations working to combat violence against women.

"Our goal is, whether it's in India or anywhere else, to help strengthen all of the public and private organisations

that are working to combat violence against women," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said yesterday.

reflect the situation now more accurately

One is led to ask: Did the situation improve with independence? If not, why not?

Chandigarh: Amid outrage over a string of rape cases in Haryana, Khap panchayats in the state have come out with a bizarre suggestion that the marriageable age limit should be abolished. They claim it will check such crimes. But the ruling Congress saw a "conspiracy" in the incidents.

"Boys and girls should be married by the time they turn 16 year old, so that they do not stray... this will decrease the incidents of rape," Sube Singh, a Khap representative, said.
Another Khap member said, "As soon as the children attain puberty, it is natural for them to have sexual desires but when these are not fulfilled, they stray... so there should not be any minimum age limit for marriage."

The comments from members of the influential caste councils came a day after a teenaged Dalit girl immolated self after being allegedly raped in Narwana area in Jind district,

CHANDIGARH: A khap panchayat in Haryana's Jind district has blamed consumption of chowmein behind the growing incidents of rapes in the state saying it leads to hormonal imbalance.

"To my understanding, consumption of fast food contributes to such incidents. Chowmein leads to hormonal imbalance evoking an urge to indulge in such acts," said Jitender Chhatar, a resident of Jind's Chhatar village and thua khap panchayat leader.

The police also conducted the post mortem of the deceased, and the preliminary report showed injury marks around her neck and asphyxiation as the cause of the death of the girl.
The vagina and viscera samples of the victim have also been sent for supplementary forensic tests by the police. The case has been filed by the Noida police under sections 302 (murder), 376 (rape) and 201 (destruction of evidence).

It is hard to reconcile all of this with the moral outrage that occurred in India a few years ago when American actor Richard Gere kissed a Bollywood actress

I believe a warrant was issued for his arrest at that time

I believe a warrant was issued for his arrest at that time.

One is led to ask: Did the situation improve with independence? If not, why not?

Many readers will probably be aware that Thomas Macaulay was the architect of India’s education system. But among the many other important ways in which he shaped British and, indeed, contemporary India, a commission he headed formed the basis for the IPC. Much as with the introduction of English education, Lord Macaulay’s intention was to create a criminal law for India modeled on that of Great Britain.
It’s a cruel irony that while Britain, along with most western countries, have modernized their antiquated laws on rape, Indians are still shackled by it well into the 21st century.

In the past India was ruled by Congress and Gandhi Parivar. They were so strong that they were considered invincible. But in 1979, a common man from Bihar, Jai Prakash Narayan threw Congress out by defeating him in the elections. This gave a ray of hope to RSS that they can defeat Congress and come in Power. Thus, BJP was formed and it laid its foundation on the hard work done by a Leader from Bihar. By the defeat of Congress, Congress started neglecting Bihar because it feared the growth and intellect of People of Bihar. Has Bihar become more educated and strong, their Leaders would rise to make a democratic India and thus end the dictatorial rule of Congress. So, these people stopped providing funds to Bihar which automatically made our people poor and it broke the spinal cord of our great state Magadh(Bihar).
Moreover, People of Bihar accepted the greatest mistake by accepting Hindi as a National language. Despite accepting Hindi as a National language, we were treated like Untouchable Indians in Hindi speaking areas of Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh. Moreover, Biharis have a different dialect of speaking Hindi as compared to Delhi people and this causes them to look them down upon them.

Racism in Delhi against Bihar: Everyone speaks me why Biharis are neglected in Delhi. This has a History. As you must have come across BJP, a self-styled Hindu party who proclaims to be Gods of Hindus along with RSS. But when "Hindus of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh" were beaten in Maharashtra, none of these so called Hindu parties raised their voices against Bal Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, both self-styled Nazi. For my own views and experience against these so called "False Hindu parties" Read: http://www.peopleofbihar.com/forum/topi ... s-of-bihar

In the past India was ruled by Congress and Gandhi Parivar. They were so strong that they were considered invincible. But in 1979, a common man from Bihar, Jai Prakash Narayan threw Congress out by defeating him in the elections. This gave a ray of hope to RSS that they can defeat Congress and come in Power. Thus, BJP was formed and it laid its foundation on the hard work done by a Leader from Bihar. By the defeat of Congress, Congress started neglecting Bihar because it feared the growth and intellect of People of Bihar. Has Bihar become more educated and strong, their Leaders would rise to make a democratic India and thus end the dictatorial rule of Congress. So, these people stopped providing funds to Bihar which automatically made our people poor and it broke the spinal cord of our great state Magadh(Bihar).
Moreover, People of Bihar accepted the greatest mistake by accepting Hindi as a National language. Despite accepting Hindi as a National language, we were treated like Untouchable Indians in Hindi speaking areas of Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh. Moreover, Biharis have a different dialect of speaking Hindi as compared to Delhi people and this causes them to look them down upon them.

But, if some one from Bihar comes to Delhi, they start telling us, "Go Back to Bihar." Am I living in Taliban or a country worst than Taliban??

The Hypocrisy of Western Uttar Pradeshi Bhaiyyas: There is a common language and culture between Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This is the reason they are always supportive of us. But, if you come to stay in Western Uttar Pradesh, they will treat you like anything. They will never Equality and will never make you feel better. These same politicians of Uttar Pradesh when needs help come to us and say, we both are brothers and sisters but when you go to work in their state, they will start lobbying and play dirty politics. Moreover, the UP politicians will try to impose their caste-system and dirty politics on you. I am just being truthful as I have lived in Western Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad for almost 5 years. That is why I know the behavior of these people. So, my dear friends from Uttar Pradesh, "If you can't give us Respect, Don't expect Respect from us."

I've change the subject of this thread to reflect the situation now more accurately.