Equally bad! Indian police charged with rape, murder of priest and molesting three children
A man tries to persuadeslotxothe protesters to calm down. After villagers protest in anger outside a crematorium in India that a nine-year-old girl was raped.
A man tries to persuade the protesters to calm down. After villagers protest in anger outside a crematorium in India that a nine-year-old girl was raped.
A priest and three other men have been charged with the rape and murder of a nine-year-old low-caste girl, Indian police said over the weekend. The case has sparked several days of protests in New Delhi.
News reports stated that A girl was sexually assaulted by a 53-year-old priest and three workers on August 1 after she asked for water at a crematorium.
The four suspects were arrested in early August and have been under police custody ever since. They have the right to be sentenced to death.
The girl's mother told the police that The suspect called her to a funeral and lied that her daughter had been electrocuted. At the same time, they also told her that if they filed a complaint with the police. Doctors will perform an autopsy and sell her daughter's organs.
The girl's corpse was cremated shortly after. Before some villagers intervened and pulled the charred corpse of the young woman from the firewood.
In a 400-page indictment by the New Delhi Police Citing scientific, technical, and other evidence, including multiple witnesses to make charges against the suspects. The government said in a statement released late on Saturday (Aug 28).
The government statement said the charges were made within 30 days of the incident. reflect the government's policy of rejecting Against the crimes committed against women and children in this country of more than 1.3 billion people.
India is seen as one of the most dangerous places in the world for women. Last year's data from the Ministry of Interior indicated that A woman in India is raped every 15 minutes, but it is believed that there are still many unreported cases of sexual harassment.
Even the intensity of India's anti-rape laws. But women's rights activists and campaigners say the situation in the area has not improved.