A student holds a sign that reads `Criminals must be punished` during a memorial service for a young woman who died of rape.
The identity of the 23-year-old girl who was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi on December 16 is still kept secret.
She was originally a normal girl like many other young men and women who often appear in articles about young people in India, her parents provided money to study, enjoyed modern education, and brought with her
However, after her rape and tragic death, she became a symbol that ignited public anger about an unsafe India and the poor treatment of women.
Indian Sunday Express
`She believes that only studying can help people build their future,` the newspaper quoted a friend of the victim as saying, adding that she `studied very well` and `wrote very beautifully.`
The newspaper also said that her father `works a small job at the airport. She has two younger brothers.`
A neighbor added that the girl `is someone who dares to think, dare to do and is very independent`.
The 23-year-old girl is a physiotherapy student in Dehradun, a city in the state of Uttarakhand, northern India.
However, the university will refund this amount to the family.
In a village in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh state, her family’s hometown, an 80-year-old grandmother said her parents left the village because they wanted a better life.
The Hindu said the girl often visits the village during festivals and weddings.
`She is a gentle person and only cares about studying,` another relative said.
On the night of December 16, after watching the movie `Life of Pi` at a supermarket in New Delhi, the young girl and her boyfriend boarded a bus hoping to quickly go home because it was late.
Six drunk men in the car, including the driver, threatened and punched the two people.
After more than a week of fighting for her life, she died at a hospital in Singapore on December 29 due to severe injuries.
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