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Top widely media covered rape cases
- Delhi gang-rape case and also the Nirbhaya case:
The brutal murder case of a physiotherapy intern was one of the widespread rape cases of India, which led to tears of each citizen of India. The Delhi gang-rape case of 2012 was one of the notorious cases. she was brutally raped by 6 men while she was traveling on a bus with her male friend, they raped her by inserting an iron rod in her vagina which later resulted in the death of her. The case received a greater number of public outrage, people gathered in the streets of Delhi to protest for her. They were all arrested later, out of six the minor accused was given a sentence of three years, one committed suicide while in police custody and the rest of them have been sentenced to death by hanging. - Imrana Rape Case:
This case of 2005 brings the limelight of another problem of separate religions law. Imrana was raped by her father in law in the state of Uttarpradesh. But the villagers treated this case in a wrong way, they mentioned this case as adultery. In order, she had to leave her husband and marry her father in law. With the help of media attention, she got justice and her father in law was sentenced to a term of 10 years of imprisonment. - Scarlett Keeling Rape and Murder:
Scarlett Keeling, 15 years old girl was atrociously raped and drowned in the sea and the murdered. She was a British tourist and visiting India with her family. Later, she stayed with her 25 years old boyfriend in goa. The media took the case in a different way than she was raped because of her bohemian lifestyle and blamed her mother for her carelessness. It showed India that most people still believe dressing in a bad way deserves getting raped.
