Indian police charged six men with murder on Saturday, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped a woman on a New
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Delhi bus nearly two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country. (Dec. 29)
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SHOTLIST:AP - AP CLIENTS ONLYNew Delhi - Dec. 291. Wide of protest2. Singapore morgue3. Sheila Dikshit/ Delhi Chief Minister (Transcript Below)4. protests5.SOUNDBITE: R P N Singh, Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs (Transcript Below) 6. Dec. 22 Protest video 7. Current marchesVOICE-OVER SCRIPT:Protesters have once again taken to the streets of India following the death of a woman who was beaten and gang raped on a bus in New Delhi.The victim had been taken to Singapore for more advanced treatment but passed early Saturday.SOUNDBITE: (English) Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister, Delhi:"May the young girl's soul rest in peace, and give her bereaved family the courage to bear this terrible loss."The six men who have been arrested are now facing murder charges, and political leaders are vowing to not only punish them but ensure this doesn't happen again.SOT R P N Singh, Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs:The government will work overtime to try and bring about laws and steps that will ensure that no other person, no other citizen of this country, has to go through or undergo the same kind of trauma."The attack two weeks ago sparked outrage and even some violent protests.It's been a more somber reaction to her death though, with demonstrators calling on all of India to change its view of the nature of sex crimes.________ /Associated Press--------------------------------------------------------------------
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