"She told me how those monsters pinned her down. They sat on her arms and legs, they bit her,' says her mother.  "People compare them to animals. Animals eat other animals and discard the half-eaten carcass. But this happened with a human being! Un logon ne kaise, jiteji, ek insan ko nochke kha gayen! (How could these men eat her up alive!)

"We request the government, look at what they did to her and then give your verdict. This is not only about rape,' weeps Asha, quietly.

The Delhi Braveheart's parents on their nine-month wait for justice and the desperate need for the death sentence.  Read