A 13-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped by four men in India, was allegedly raped again by a police officer after she tried to seek his help in reporting the initial attack.
Highlights
- A 13-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped by four men in India, was allegedly raped again by a police officer after she tried to seek his help in reporting the initial attack.
- The alleged incident has caused outrage in India with many accusing police of helping to perpetuate a systemic culture of sexual violence.
- The officer at the center of the allegation told reporters he was innocent and called for an independent probe.
- The girl belonged to India’s Dalit community, additional superintendent of Lalitpur police, Girijesh Kumar, told CNN on Thursday.
- India’s National Human Rights Commission described this month’s alleged incident as a “human rights violation”