By ReutersLONDON - The father of an Indian woman whose rape, torture and death provoked international outrage said in an interview published on Sunday that he wanted her name to be made public so she could be an inspiration to other victims of intercourseual assault.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (https://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld) Reuters has opted not to identify the victim because Indian authorities have banned the media from doing so.
The 23-year-old physiotherapy student died on Dec. 28 in a Singapore hospital, two weeks after a gang rape on a bus in New Delhi that ignited street protests across India and prompted promises from the government for tougher punishments for offenders.
"We want the world to know her real name," the woman's father told Britain's Sunday People newspaper.
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