The pain is unrelenting 5 years after the gang rape of an Indian female student 0
Mrs. Asha Devi, mother of victim Jyoti Singh.
`We will never forget,` Telegraph quoted Ms. Devi, 49, as saying.
Five years ago, her only daughter, Jyoti Singh, was gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi.
The 6 thugs in the car took turns raping her and beating her boyfriend for more than an hour.
Passersby slowed down and watched curiously when they saw the two victims lying on the side of the road, but no one stopped.
Five years after the incident, Ms. Devi is still angry.
`When did our kindness die? No one covered them with a shirt that night. Cars passed by, rolled down their doors, looked at them, and then moved on. They lay on the side of the road, the blows
Jyoti was taken to Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi.
While her parents stood by their daughter, in India, public opinion was extremely shocked by the brutal gang rape.
However, on December 29, this female student gave up her fight with death.
Protesters protest against the rape of women in India.
After Jyoti’s death, her family moved into a two-bedroom apartment provided by the government as part of a compensation package.
Jyoti has two younger brothers, Gaurav, 24, and Saurav, 19.
After she left, Mrs. Devi worried that her sons would not continue their studies.
`They see it as their responsibility to fulfill their sister’s dream. They say everything they do now is for Jyoti,` the mother said.
Ms. Devi decided to speak up and help change the way women are treated in India through her own campaign.
However, the report said the Indian justice system is still missing victims.
A study by the Thomson Reuters Foundation rated New Delhi as still the world’s worst city for women in terms of sex crimes.
`We have the law, the police and the government but things are not getting better, they are only getting worse. Little girls are becoming victims. Will there ever be a day when we feel safe?`, she said.
She was referring to an incident earlier this month in which a 6-year-old girl was kidnapped from her home and died after being raped with a wooden stick.
`People say that women and men have equal rights, but if a man hangs out on the street at midnight, it’s okay, but if a girl goes out at 10 p.m., she will be blamed if anything happens.`
Many people encouraged her to join politics but she refused.
An activist prays as he participates in Jyoti’s memorial.
She admitted that there is one thing that gives her comfort, and that is seeing Jyoti’s murderers face justice.
The case was tried quickly and Ram Singh, the ringleader, died in prison in March 2013, allegedly by suicide.
`I want them hanged as soon as possible,` Ms. Devi said.
During the trial, Jyoti’s parents were prohibited by law from publishing photos of their daughter.
If Jyoti was still alive, she would be 28 years old this year.
