Indian rapper catches gang rape backlash

Yo Yo Honey Singh, whose hits include “My home my village,” saw his New Year's Eve concert in New Delhi cancelled following an online campaign highlighting lyrics that incite violence against women.

His 2007 track “Prostitute” refers to him having violent sex with a woman after he forces her to “dance naked” and includes the line: “You will scream and run but where can you go ... I will take your life.”

Amid low-key New Year's celebrations following the shocking gang-rape on Dec. 16, the upmarket Bristol Hotel in a suburb of New Delhi cancelled the show, an employee told AFP.

The popular star, who sang in Bollywood films last year and has several top 10 hits, told the Hindustan Times he himself had called off the performance to “express my grief for the unfortunate girl.”

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said six suspects arrested after the crime risked the death penalty if found guilty and the case against them appeared very strong.

“We have a solid case with very good evidence ... a magistrate has recorded the victim's dying declaration and we have a prime witness, the girl's friend, who has identified the rapists,” Shinde told The Economic Times newspaper on Tuesday.

The victim's boyfriend, whom friends said she intended to marry, tried to prevent the rape and is likely to give crucial evidence during what is expected to be a fast-tracked trial.

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