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cali

(114,904 posts) Sat Apr 20, 2013, 07:00 AM Apr 2013

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Indian police arrest suspect for rape of 5-year-old as protests build up

Hundreds of angry protesters gathered outside the headquarters of Delhi police on Saturday after a five year-old girl was allegedly raped and tortured, reviving memories of a brutal December assault on a woman that shook the country.

Police arrested a man they accuse of the attack from the eastern state of Bihar, and he was being brought to Delhi for interrogation. Doctors say the girl suffered severe injuries and bruising all over her body including her neck and genitalia.

Protests that began on Friday grew more intense after video footage showed a policeman slapping a woman protester, and following reports investigators offered the victim's family 2,000 rupees not to file a case.

The assault on the girl revived memories of the gang rape by five adult men and a teenaged boy of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a bus on December 16 in New Delhi.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/20/us-india-rape-protest-idUSBRE93J06220130420

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Indian police arrest suspect for rape of 5-year-old as protests build up (Original Post) cali Apr 2013 OP

We are shattering the silence...around the world. duhneece Apr 2013 #1

+10.000 smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #2

It's encouraging though to see the outrage in India cali Apr 2013 #3

India - where cows are sacred and women are livestock. elehhhhna Apr 2013 #4

I've never heard that before. Sad, but true. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #5

me neither, it just occurred to me elehhhhna Apr 2013 #8

And yet there are protesters and public outrage. (nt) Nine Apr 2013 #6

k&r Starry Messenger Apr 2013 #7

duhneece

(4,113 posts)

1. We are shattering the silence...around the world.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 07:43 AM

Apr 2013

That's how I see this. We aren't sweeping sexual violence under the rug...and SOME men really don't like it.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

2. +10.000

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 09:02 AM

Apr 2013

Too sickening for words. I really don't know wtf is wrong with some men. I just can"t understand the hate and violence.

cali

(114,904 posts)

3. It's encouraging though to see the outrage in India

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 09:06 AM

Apr 2013

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

4. India - where cows are sacred and women are livestock.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 09:07 AM

Apr 2013

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

5. I've never heard that before. Sad, but true.

Reply to elehhhhna (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 10:05 AM

Apr 2013

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

8. me neither, it just occurred to me

Reply to smirkymonkey (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 02:25 PM

Apr 2013

so obvious, yanno?

Nine

(1,741 posts)

6. And yet there are protesters and public outrage. (nt)

Reply to elehhhhna (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 10:14 AM

Apr 2013

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)

7. k&r

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Apr 20, 2013, 10:16 AM

Apr 2013

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