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Sheila Ray's Tragic Story: Model's Life After Gang-Rape

Sheila Ray's Tragic Story: Model's Life After Gang-Rape
Sheila Ray's Tragic Story: The 70s Model Who Was Gang-Raped, Battled Trauma And Died At 44 · NDTV

Sheila Ray was a famous model in the 1970s in Mumbai.

One night, she was drugged and gang-raped by four men at a party.

She never talked about it publicly and never reported it to the police.

After that, her life became very hard.

People judged her and treated her badly.

She struggled with alcohol and mental health problems.

Her son, Ashok Banker, is now telling her story to show how society failed her.

He is making a book and a movie about her life to make sure people remember what happened to her.

Key facts

Victim
Sheila Ray
Year of Assault
1977
Location
Mumbai, India
Perpetrators
Four men (names not disclosed)
Son
Ashok Banker
Year of Death
1990
Age at Death
44
Book/Film
Beautiful Ugly

Quotes

Ashok Banker

Bestselling author and son of Sheila Ray

“Everyone treated her as a sick person. Of course she was sick. But she was sick because of what had happened to her.”
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“I don't want justice - it will be pointless now. Or revenge, which I don't believe in.”
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