Gang Rapes Reignite Debate About Women’s Safety in India
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The Mumbai police arrested all the five suspects accused of raping a young photographer as a similar attack on a female officer in eastern India reignited an angry debate about the safety of women in the country.
The crime in India’s financial capital triggered street protests and an outpouring of anger as the South Asian country prepares to hold national elections by May. Jharkhand police said on Aug. 24 that one of their female officers was pulled out of a car and gang raped by bandits as she escorted the body of her murdered sister to be cremated last week.