New Delhi, Jan 6: The 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist who was gang-raped Dec 16 suffered grievous internal injuries due to sexual assault with an iron rod that finally led to her death. Lawyers and activists are demanding that the legal definition of rape be broadened to include digital rape and sexual assault by a foreign object.
Lawyers and activists say sexual assault by a foreign object and digital rape - inserting a finger - without the woman's consent should also be brought under Section 375 which defines rape. The imprisonment can range from seven years to life.
"We have been demanding for the last two decades that the definition of rape be expanded and sexual assault by a foreign object be included under rape," lawyer Vrinda Grover said.
