Letter.

Indian authorities have failed women       Letter Published in The National Uae on 6Sep 13

I am writing in reference to More anger at travesty of gang-rape sentence (September 2).

The verdict of the Indian court to sentence the defendant to just three years in jail, because of his age at the time of the offence, has created mixed feelings among people.

As an Indian citizen, I feel the law should be changed so that anybody of 16 or older can be charged as an adult. At that age, everybody is aware of what they are doing.

The Indian government has completely failed to protect women in this case.

It took nearly eight months for the court to reach a judgement despite government promises that the matter would be fast-tracked.

K Ragavan, Indiia