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Two arrested over India Ghaziabad 'gang rape' | Two arrested over India Ghaziabad 'gang rape' |
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Police in a suburb of the Indian capital, Delhi, have arrested two men in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old girl on Saturday. | Police in a suburb of the Indian capital, Delhi, have arrested two men in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old girl on Saturday. |
The girl was travelling in an auto rickshaw in Ghaziabad when at least two of her co-passengers allegedly raped her, a senior police official said. | The girl was travelling in an auto rickshaw in Ghaziabad when at least two of her co-passengers allegedly raped her, a senior police official said. |
Police say they are looking for a third suspect. | Police say they are looking for a third suspect. |
The gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus in December sparked protests across India. | The gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus in December sparked protests across India. |
Reports in the Indian media said that the teenage girl had taken an auto rickshaw home from near a busy mall in Indirapuram in Ghaziabad. | |
Details of what happened next are still sketchy. | Details of what happened next are still sketchy. |
The girl apparently told the police that she was gagged, raped, robbed and thrown out of the vehicle near a highway. | The girl apparently told the police that she was gagged, raped, robbed and thrown out of the vehicle near a highway. |
Last week, there were violent protests in Delhi after reports that a seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a school. | Last week, there were violent protests in Delhi after reports that a seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted at a school. |
The principal and four employees of the municipal school have been suspended in connection with the case. | The principal and four employees of the municipal school have been suspended in connection with the case. |
There has also been angry debate in the parliament over last month's rape and murder of three sisters, aged six to 11, in the state of Maharashtra. | There has also been angry debate in the parliament over last month's rape and murder of three sisters, aged six to 11, in the state of Maharashtra. |
No-one has been arrested and opposition MPs have criticised the slow pace of the investigation. | No-one has been arrested and opposition MPs have criticised the slow pace of the investigation. |
The issue of sexual violence against women and girls has been under intense scrutiny in India after the rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus in December led to widespread protests. | The issue of sexual violence against women and girls has been under intense scrutiny in India after the rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus in December led to widespread protests. |
Six people have been charged over the case which shocked the nation. | Six people have been charged over the case which shocked the nation. |
Five of them are on trial in a specially convened fast-track court and they face the death penalty. | Five of them are on trial in a specially convened fast-track court and they face the death penalty. |
The sixth accused, a minor, is being tried in a juvenile court. He could be sentenced to three years in a reform facility. | The sixth accused, a minor, is being tried in a juvenile court. He could be sentenced to three years in a reform facility. |
All the six accused have pleaded not guilty. | All the six accused have pleaded not guilty. |
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