There's a New Rape Scandal Rocking India — And This Time, the Police Are to Blame - PolicyMic
This is what a hate crime looks like in India: Two teenage girls in northern India, ages 14 and 15, were brutally gang raped, murdered and hanged from a tree. Seven men are believed to have been involved, including two police officers. Not only were two policemen involved, but locals believe that authorities could have prevented the girls' deaths, yet refused to help.
The young girls were allegedly targeted for being members of the Dalit caste, also known as the "untouchables," considered the lowest rung on India's class system. If a hate crime is defined as a crime of hatred or prejudice, then this scenario certainly fits that definition.
The girls were from Katra Shadat Ganj, a village in Uttar Pradesh, a region with 200 million residents, 60 million of whom live in absolute poverty. The rapes that occur in the area, which amount to five cases a day, typically involve upper-caste men targeting lower-caste women.
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There's a New Rape Scandal Rocking India — And This Time, the Police Are to Blame
