Tag: Hathras gang rape case

Protests rumble in India over alleged gang-rape of young woman

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LUCKNOW – Galvanised by the alleged gang-rape of a young woman who died of her injuries earlier this week, political parties representing India’s downtrodden Dalit community held small protests in several cities on Friday. In Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, the capital of the state where the […]

Police impose emergency law in Hathras as gang-rape victim’s cremation sparks clashes

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LUCKNOW, India – Indian police imposed emergency laws on Thursday in a village where a woman from the lowest rung of the country’s caste system was allegedly raped and killed, barring gatherings of more than five people after clashes erupted following her cremation. The 19-year-old victim died from […]

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