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A 32-year-old Indian woman cut off her brother-in-law's penis and handed it to police, claiming he had sexually assaulted her. | A 32-year-old Indian woman cut off her brother-in-law's penis and handed it to police, claiming he had sexually assaulted her. |
Accompanied by her three children, the woman went to a police station in the Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, where she told officers her brother-in-law had raped her, the Times of India reported. | Accompanied by her three children, the woman went to a police station in the Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh in central India, where she told officers her brother-in-law had raped her, the Times of India reported. |
Police attempted to send medical support to the man, but he was found to have committed suicide. | Police attempted to send medical support to the man, but he was found to have committed suicide. |
His body was reportedly found hanging from a tree near their house. | His body was reportedly found hanging from a tree near their house. |
The woman had been living with her brother-in-law because her husband worked more than 700 miles away, in Nashik, Maharashtra. | The woman had been living with her brother-in-law because her husband worked more than 700 miles away, in Nashik, Maharashtra. |
She reportedly told police that she had used a sickle to cut off her brother-in-law's penis as it was the only way to stop him attacking her. | She reportedly told police that she had used a sickle to cut off her brother-in-law's penis as it was the only way to stop him attacking her. |
According to Sidhi police spokesman Abid Khan, the woman has been charged with attempted murder. | According to Sidhi police spokesman Abid Khan, the woman has been charged with attempted murder. |
"This is a rare case and has to be investigated for a proper charge sheet," he said. | "This is a rare case and has to be investigated for a proper charge sheet," he said. |
There has been an increasing media focus on rape in India since the fatal gang rape of a student on a Delhi bus in December 2012. | There has been an increasing media focus on rape in India since the fatal gang rape of a student on a Delhi bus in December 2012. |
The number of rapes in India rose by 9 per cent to 33,707 in 2014, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau. | The number of rapes in India rose by 9 per cent to 33,707 in 2014, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau. |
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