This Article is From Dec 29, 2012

Aircraft sent to collect student's body and family has cops on board

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New Delhi: A special aircraft of national carrier Air India will bring back the body of the 23-year-old student who died in a hospital in Singapore early this morning.  She was raped two weeks ago by six drunk men on a moving bus in Delhi. They also hit her male companion and her with an iron rod before throwing them onto the road.

"The government has chartered an Airbus 319, which took-off in the morning and landed in Singapore around 1 p.m. (Indian time)," a senior Air India official told IANS.

Four government officials have accompanied the crew to Singapore. Four police officers including a woman cop are also on board the plane, said sources to NDTV. The plane is expected to land in Delhi around 10 pm.

The monstrous attack on the student has jolted India into action. Nearly every day, protestors have been demanding justice for the student, better policing, and a faster and more effective legal system to handle cases of sexual assault.

(With input from agencies)

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