India rape: Girl, 16, raped by 'hundreds of men' in Maharashtra state

Published:Dec 7, 202310:16
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In an announcement to India's Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on November 11, the woman, who was homeless, mentioned she was raped by 400 folks in Beed district of Maharashtra state, based on CWC chairman Abhay Vitthalrao Vanave. She named two policemen in her grievance, Vanave mentioned.The woman was begging for cash at a bus cease when she was allegedly compelled into intercourse work by three males, Vanave mentioned.While the quantity of alleged rapists could be troublesome to corroborate, the woman may determine no less than 25 alleged perpetrators, he added.The woman had tried to file a police grievance in opposition to a person she accused of beating her up, however officers didn't register it, Vanave mentioned.
When contacted by CNN Monday, Beed police didn't touch upon the woman's allegations in opposition to them.In an announcement Monday, the drive mentioned it had registered instances in opposition to eight males -- together with one minor -- pertaining to rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences legislation, which has more extreme sentences of longer jail time. They have additionally registered a case beneath the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The woman informed police she was married off at age 13 to a 33-year-old man who sexually abused her, based on the police assertion. She additionally informed police she was sexually assaulted by her father, in the end prompting her to go away each houses and sleep on the bus cease. Women's rights activist Yogita Bhayana mentioned this was "the most tragic (rape) case in history.""This girl was tortured every single day," she mentioned, including that police had failed to guard her. "We want strict action against all culprits."

India's rape disaster

According to India's National Crime Records Bureau, greater than 28,000 instances of alleged rape in opposition to ladies have been reported in 2020 -- one roughly each 18 minutes. Experts imagine the actual quantity is far increased as many go unreported out of worry.
The quantity of reported rapes rose in the years following the brutal 2012 gang rape and homicide of a scholar in India's capital, New Delhi, doubtlessly as a result of of better consciousness surrounding the difficulty since. Experts say the outrage has helped to raise the disgrace round discussing rape.
Legal reforms and more extreme penalties for rape have been launched in the aftermath, which embody fast-tracking courts to listen to rape instances more swiftly, and an amended definition of rape to incorporate anal and oral penetration.
However, high-profile rape instances proceed to make headlines. In September this yr, police arrested 33 males for the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old woman in Maharashtra.
In a separate case that month, a lady died after she was allegedly raped and assaulted with an iron rod in Mumbai. And in August this yr, a 9-year-old woman was gang-raped and murdered in Delhi.

This story has been up to date to precisely mirror the costs filed.



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