Woman in India Gang Raped, Murdered

Expand People shout slogans condemning rising cases of rape and violence against women during a protest in Ahmedabad, India, December 2, 2019.  © 2019 AP Photo/Ajit Solanki The 27-year-old veterinarian had called her family to say she was stranded with a flat tire in India’s Hyderabad city, and that a truck driver and his friends had offered to help. Then she stopped answering her phone. Later her family learned she had been gang raped and murdered. The assault, which happened last Wednesday, has sparked public protests and demands for swift justice. The authorities in Telangana state arrested…

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