There has been outrage in India after the woman and her male friend were attacked on a bus.
The government has announced a series of measures intended to make Delhi safer for women.
Four people, including the bus driver, have been arrested. Police say they are looking for two more people.
The woman has undergone two rounds of surgery since Sunday and remains on life support, doctors at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital said.
The woman and her friend had boarded the bus from Munirka area and were on their way to Dwarka in south-west Delhi. They were returning after watching a film in a shopping centre in south Delhi, police said.The couple were attacked by "at least four men", police said.
The couple have been admitted to hospital, where the woman is said to be in a critical condition.
Police have arrested the driver of the bus and detained several people.
Delhi's rape figures are higher than for other Indian cities of comparable size, correspondents say.
City shamed, headlined The Times of India, saying that Sunday's incident is a "new low for a city already notorious as India's rape capital".
Savagery Shames City, headlined Mail Today, adding that "horror had revisited the streets of the capital" on Sunday night.
The newspaper said that 582 cases of rape had been reported in Delhi so far this year.
Delhi Shamed Again, said The Pioneer, saying the incident had "again renewed focus on the dismal state of safety for girls and women who venture out at night".
The Indian Express said the bus was driven around on a stretch in south Delhi for more than an hour and had "crossed" three police patrol vans.
No comments:
Post a Comment