Outrage in India after second Dalit woman dies from gang-rape in a week

Name: Protests in India continue over second gang rape against low-caste woman
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The woman from the marginalised ‘untouchables’ caste was raped by two men in Uttar Pradesh, the same day a 19-year-old died following an earlier attack

India’s 200 million Dalits have long faced discrimination and abuse, and campaigners say attacks have increased during the coronavirus pandemic

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People hold placards during a protest in Ahmedabad on October 1 after the deaths of a 19-year-old and a 22-year-old woman. Photo: AFP

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Published: 6:39pm, 1 Oct 2020Updated: 5:03am, 3 Oct 2020

A woman from India’s marginalised Dalit community died after being gang-raped on Tuesday, the same day as the death of a teenager from the same low-caste group at the hands of a group of high-caste men, police announced on Thursday, sparking outrage.

The 22-year-old, a member of India’s “untouchable” Dalit community, was allegedly raped by two men on Tuesday and died while being taken to hospital, police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh said.

The latest assaults come months after four men were hanged for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a bus in Delhi, a case that came to symbolise the nation’s problems with sexual violence.

Police said that two men in the latest case had been arrested on charges of gang-rape and murder, without giving further details on their identities.

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Protests in India continue over second gang rape against low-caste woman

An investigation was under way and the suspects may be tried in a special fast-track court, they added.