Delhi gang-rape victim awarded posthumous award
An Indian student who was gang-raped and murdered has been awarded the US State Department's International Women of Courage Award, a government statement said.
The case of the 23-year-old woman, dubbed "Nirbhaya" (Fearless) by the media, who was beaten, raped and tortured by six men on a bus in New Delhi in December, sparked a public outcry. She died of her injuries after being thrown out of the bus.
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The award will be presented by Secretary of State John Kerry and First Lady Michelle Obama. The US State Department said:
"Known to India and the world as 'Nirbhaya', the courageous 23-year-old physiotherapy intern whose brutal gang rape on a moving bus in Delhi in December inspired widespread protests, has become the foundation of a popular movement to end violence against women in India."
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