With the victim's name yet to be released, news organizations have given her fictional names such as "Nirbhaya, " or Fearless One, and "Damini, " the name of a Hindi movie about a rape victim's fight for justice.

WSJ: Indian Rape Victim's Death Stirs Outrage and Resolve

Mumbai is home to major financial institutions such as the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Reserve Bank of India, as well as Bollywood, the movie industry that produces around 1, 000 Hindi-language movies and musicals a year in Film City, a complex of studios, backlots and landscapes.

BBC: Living in: Mumbai