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India’s Top Court Orders Gang Rape Probe

HeadlineJan 24, 2014

India’s Supreme Court has ordered a probe after the gang rape of a woman in eastern West Bengal state. Thirteen suspects have been accused of gang-raping the victim on the orders of village elders as punishment for her having a relationship with a man outside their tribe. A doctor treating the victim says she is in stable condition.

Doctor: “She is normal. I have already told she is stable, so she’s taking her food and other fluids also. We have yet to decide [on when she’ll be discharged], and doctors are looking on that.”

Last month marked the first anniversary of the death of an Indian woman who was gang-raped on a New Delhi bus. That case ignited the country and drew attention to sexual violence around the world.

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