New Delhi: Ram Singh, the main accused in the 16 December, 2012 gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman committed suicide in Delhi’s Tihar Jail Monday morning. Here is a timeline of events since the brutal incident. *December 16, 2012: A 23-year-old physiotherapy student is raped and physically tortured along with her male friend by five men and a juvenile in a moving bus in New Delhi. The victims are admitted to Safdarjung Hospital. *December 18: Protests start in the capital regarding the gang-rape incident. [caption id=“attachment_655490” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Delhi gangrape protests in Delhi. PTI[/caption] *December 23: The protests turn violent at India Gate in the national capital as protesters defy prohibitory orders. Delhi Police constable Subhash Tomar seriously injured during clashes. *December 25: Constable Subhash Tomar succumbs to his injuries. *December 26: The 23-year-old gang-rape victim is air lifted to Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital after her condition deteriorates in Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. *December 29: The brave-heart succumbs to her injuries in Singapore, 13 days after the brutal incident. *December 30: The woman’s body is flown back to India from Singapore. She is cremated the same day. *January 28, 2013: The Juvenile Justice Board declares the sixth accused as a minor. *February 2: The five accused are charged with 13 offences, including murder and sent to judicial custody in Tihar Jail. *February 28: The Juvenile Justice Board frames rape, murder charges against the minor accused. *March 11: Ram Singh, the main accused in the incident commits suicide in his cell at the high-security Tihar Jail in Delhi.
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