Indian low-caste woman dies after gang-rape, second in a week

New Delhi, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):A woman from India’s marginalised Dalit community has died after being gang-raped, police said Thursday, days after the death of a teenager from the same low-caste group at the hands of a group of high-caste men sparked outrage. The 22-year-old, a member of India’s “untouchable” Dalit community, was allegedly raped by two men on Tuesday and died while being taken to hospital, police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh said. The latest assaults come months after four men were hanged for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a bus in Delhi, … Continue reading Indian low-caste woman dies after gang-rape, second in a week