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January 24, 2014

India's Top Court Orders Gang Rape Probe 
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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 that she is stable. She is
taking her food and other fluids also. We have yet to decide [on when
she'll be discharged], and doctors are working 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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