Two Indian girls found hanging from a tree in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh had been gang raped, police say.
One man has been held over the murders and three policemen removed from duty for not registering cases when the girls were reported missing.
The girls were found in Badaun district and are thought to be in their early to mid teens and from the Dalit community.
Violence and discrimination against women remain deeply entrenched.
Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.
The government tightened laws on sexual violence last year after widespread protests following that attack. Full story...
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One man has been held over the murders and three policemen removed from duty for not registering cases when the girls were reported missing.
The girls were found in Badaun district and are thought to be in their early to mid teens and from the Dalit community.
Violence and discrimination against women remain deeply entrenched.
Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus.
The government tightened laws on sexual violence last year after widespread protests following that attack. Full story...
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