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           Indian Police Detain 3 in Rape-Murder of Dalit Law Student

   by VOA News

   Indian police have detained three men for the rape and murder of a law
   student in southern India, a case that echoes the deadly 2012 gang rape
   of a woman on a bus that sparked widespread protests across the
   country.

   Police say the 30-year-old woman, from the Dalit caste, was found dead
   last Thursday at her home in Kerala state.

   Authorities described the attack as particularly brutal and shocking.
   Reports say she was found lying in a pool of blood with her intestines
   hanging out.

   Protesters held demonstrations calling for a quick trial Tuesday in the
   state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

   The 2012 rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student on a bus in
   New Delhi led to an overhaul of the country's rape laws, doubling
   prison sentences, as well as criminalizing stalking and trafficking of
   women.

   Some material for this report came from AP, AFP and Reuters.
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