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14 years after Nirbhaya gang rape horror, has India progressed on women’s safety?

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Mukherji, B. (2026, October 7). 14 years after Nirbhaya gang rape horror, has India progressed on women’s safety? South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3370079/14-years-after-nirbhaya-gang-rape-horror-has-india-progressed-womens-safety?utm_source=rss_feed

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The article examines India's progress in women’s safety 14 years after the notorious Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case in New Delhi. It highlights recent reported rapes in New Delhi that have prompted lawyers to question if women’s rights are still being violated, despite changes like school uniforms shifting from skirts to pants following the 2012 incident. The piece also notes a more recent gang rape of a 17-year-old girl and other similar cases raising concerns about ongoing issues with women's safety in India.

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Fourteen years after the 2012 gang rape and murder of a medical college intern in New Delhi, often referred to as Nirbhaya, women's safety in India remains contentious. Bhavya Gupta, now 25, recalls her teacher addressing this case with her Grade 4 class, leading to a change from skirts to pants in their school uniform for girls. Despite the execution of four attackers and subsequent legislative reforms, recent reported rape cases in New Delhi indicate that women's rights and safety are still heavily compromised. The incident was pivotal in shifting political power from the then-ruling Congress Party, as public outrage over Nirbhaya’s case led to significant electoral losses for them at both local and national levels.

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Several reported rape cases in New Delhi recently show that the rights and safety of women are still being trampled upon, lawyers say Bhavya Gupta was a Grade 4 student when the 2012 horrific gang rape and murder of a medical college intern who was on a private bus in New Delhi, which sparked nationwide outrage and led to the execution of four attackers, prompted her teacher to mention the case in class to raise awareness about women’s safety. “My teacher gathered all the girls in the classroom and told us about it, and after that our school uniform changed from skirts to pants.

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🔮 The victim, 23, who later died from her injuries, was dubbed Nirbhaya – the fearless one – as she could not be named under Indian law.

2026-10-07 · South China Morning Post

14 years after Nirbhaya gang rape horror, has India progressed on women’s safety? · assertive framing

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14 years after Nirbhaya gang rape horror, has India progressed on women’s safety? asserted

India → progress → safety

uniform → report → pants

I also remember adults around me talking about the case in a victim-blaming way, asking why she was out so late with a guy, as if she was partly at fault,” said Gupta, who is now a 25-year-old communications professional based in the Indian capital. asserted

who → remember → capital

The victim, 23, who later died from her injuries, was dubbed Nirbhaya – the fearless one – as she could not be named under Indian law. uncertain

she → die → law

The political fallout from the tragedy was swift, with analysts attributing the then ruling Congress Party’s losses at the local and national levels to the case. asserted

analysts → attribute → case

Fourteen years later, another gang rape of a 17-year-old girl, along with a string of other similar cases, has raised questions about whether the country has progressed from the Nirbhaya case. asserted

country → raise → case