The Delhi &lsquo;Brave heart&rsquo; who died yesterday came from a humble family, originally from Uttar Pradesh and gave tuitions to pay her school and college fees. <img alt="Delhi gang rape victim" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/dec/Rape-victim_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 308px;" /> The gang-rape victim, who was assaulted on December 16, died yesterday after suffering severe organ failure. AFP photo Born into a family from Ballia, the young woman, family friends said was hard working and desired to forge ahead in life. Sources close to the family said they moved to the capital a quarter century ago. The family settled in a middle-class neighbourhood in southwest Delhi. The girl&rsquo;s father, seeing her brilliance in academics, took loans to finance her higher studies. After her education, she went to Dehradun to train as a physiotherapist. She returned to Delhi and started as an intern in a private hospital in north Delhi. As she was the eldest in the family, her kin was convinced that her success in academics would inspire her two younger brothers too. &ldquo;Like any family, they dreamt of their daughter getting a better job and a better salary,&rdquo; a source said.u00a0 <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" style="width: 480px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h1 class="header_style4"> Also read</h1> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-How-the-Delhi-gang-rapists-could-get-away-with-murder.htm">How the Delhi gang rapists could get away with murder</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-delhi-gang-rape-victim-death-celeb-comments-mumbai.htm">One nation, one voice</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-Citizens-across-India-want-Delhi-gang-rapists-punished.htm">Citizens across India want Delhi gang rapists punished</a> <a href="http://photos.mid-day.com/news/grief-amidst-angst/candle/">Delhi gang rape: Grief amidst angst</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-Delhi-gang-rape-victims-neighbours-want-rapists-hanged.htm">Delhi gang rape victim&#39;s neighbours want rapists hanged</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-Delhi-police-will-file-charge-sheet-against-gang-rapists-on-January-3.htm">Delhi police will file charge sheet against gang rapists on January 3</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-women-politicians-comment-delhi-gang-rape-victim-death.htm">Treat accused as outcasts, say female politicos</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-That-Heaven-of-Freedom-My-Mother.htm">That Heaven of Freedom, My Mother</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-We-need-more-and-better-policing.htm">&#39;We need more and better policing&#39;</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-A-fire-that-will-not-douse.htm">A fire that will not douse</a> <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2012/dec/301212-delhi-gang-rape-female-train-compartments-plain-clothed-cops-mumbai.htm">Plain-clothed cops to man female compartments</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Hailing from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, 'Braveheart' was hard working and ambitious

Delhi gang rape victim gave tuitions to pay fees

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