It was exactly three years for the Nirbhaya incident. A young medical student was gang-raped and tortured on a moving bus in the national capital and that incident shook India to the core. The name of the girl was announced publicly and all calls her as Nirbhaya.
In a brave homage to her deceased daughter, the mother of the gangrape victim on Wednesday took her name in public. The girl's mother revealed her name to the world, saying: "My daughter was Jyoti Singh and I am not ashamed to name her."
She said people who commit heinous crimes should hang their heads in shame and not their families.She revealed her daughter's name while speaking at 'Nirbhaya Chetna Diwas', a public event organised by women's and citizens groups at the Jantar Mantar to mark the anniversary.
"Those who commit heinous crimes like rape, their heads should hang in shame, not the victims or their families. I want to tell everyone that my daughter's name was Jyoti Singh. From today, everyone should know her as Jyoti Singh", she said among cheers of the public
The 23-year-old paramedical student was brutally sexually assaulted on the ill-fated night of December 16 three years ago. She was died 13 days later in a Singapore hospital. Among many, her spirit continued to live, and in tribute she was given the name 'Nirbhaya' or brave heart.
In a brave homage to her deceased daughter, the mother of the gangrape victim on Wednesday took her name in public. The girl's mother revealed her name to the world, saying: "My daughter was Jyoti Singh and I am not ashamed to name her."
She said people who commit heinous crimes should hang their heads in shame and not their families.She revealed her daughter's name while speaking at 'Nirbhaya Chetna Diwas', a public event organised by women's and citizens groups at the Jantar Mantar to mark the anniversary.
"Those who commit heinous crimes like rape, their heads should hang in shame, not the victims or their families. I want to tell everyone that my daughter's name was Jyoti Singh. From today, everyone should know her as Jyoti Singh", she said among cheers of the public
The 23-year-old paramedical student was brutally sexually assaulted on the ill-fated night of December 16 three years ago. She was died 13 days later in a Singapore hospital. Among many, her spirit continued to live, and in tribute she was given the name 'Nirbhaya' or brave heart.