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Indian schoolgirls beaten for resisting boys' sexual advances
Source: The Guardian
Indian schoolgirls beaten for resisting boys' sexual advances
Six boys and one woman arrested in eastern Bihar state after attack at boarding school
Manoj Chaurasia in Patna and Michael Safi in Delhi
Mon 8 Oct 2018 10.35 BST
Thirty-six Indian schoolgirls have been treated in hospital after they were attacked by a large crowd of teenage boys and their parents when they complained of sexual harassment.
Six boys and one woman were arrested in the north-eastern state of Bihar after the attack at a girls’ boarding school.
Police and witnesses said girls from the government school in Triveniganj – about 160 miles (260km) east of the state capital, Patna – had been playing in a sports area on Saturday night when a group of teenage boys began making lewd comments.
The girls argued back and some physically remonstrated with the teenage boys, who initially backed off. Police say a group of the boys and some of their parents returned about 20 minutes later carrying bamboo sticks and iron rods.
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Six boys and one woman arrested in eastern Bihar state after attack at boarding school
Manoj Chaurasia in Patna and Michael Safi in Delhi
Mon 8 Oct 2018 10.35 BST
Thirty-six Indian schoolgirls have been treated in hospital after they were attacked by a large crowd of teenage boys and their parents when they complained of sexual harassment.
Six boys and one woman were arrested in the north-eastern state of Bihar after the attack at a girls’ boarding school.
Police and witnesses said girls from the government school in Triveniganj – about 160 miles (260km) east of the state capital, Patna – had been playing in a sports area on Saturday night when a group of teenage boys began making lewd comments.
The girls argued back and some physically remonstrated with the teenage boys, who initially backed off. Police say a group of the boys and some of their parents returned about 20 minutes later carrying bamboo sticks and iron rods.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/08/indian-schoolgirls-beaten-for-resisting-boys-sexual-advances
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