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| India rape: 17 men accused of multiple attacks on 11-year-old girl in Chennai | India rape: 17 men accused of multiple attacks on 11-year-old girl in Chennai |
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| Seventeen men have been charged in India with the gang-rape of an 11-year-old deaf girl in the city of Chennai. | |
| Police say she was raped repeatedly since the start of the year. They say the main perpetrator was a lift operator in her apartment block. | |
| He is alleged to have drugged the girl and invited other men to assault her. Police say more arrests are likely. | He is alleged to have drugged the girl and invited other men to assault her. Police say more arrests are likely. |
| India is experiencing renewed public outrage over the number of violent sexual assaults in the country. | India is experiencing renewed public outrage over the number of violent sexual assaults in the country. |
| On Tuesday a court in Chennai charged the 17 men - who include security guards, electricians and plumbers - with rape of a minor and ordered them held in custody until 31 July. | On Tuesday a court in Chennai charged the 17 men - who include security guards, electricians and plumbers - with rape of a minor and ordered them held in custody until 31 July. |
| The case has sparked widespread revulsion and some of the accused were attacked by a group of lawyers during the court appearance, the Hindustan Times reported. | The case has sparked widespread revulsion and some of the accused were attacked by a group of lawyers during the court appearance, the Hindustan Times reported. |
| Video shared on social media showed a man being dragged from a staircase and beaten up as police struggled to restore order. | Video shared on social media showed a man being dragged from a staircase and beaten up as police struggled to restore order. |
| Speaking to journalists at the Madras High Court, advocate association president Mohana Krishnan said no lawyer was willing to appear on behalf of the accused. | Speaking to journalists at the Madras High Court, advocate association president Mohana Krishnan said no lawyer was willing to appear on behalf of the accused. |
| The men were arrested after the girl's family made a complaint at an all-women police station in the northern suburb of Vepery, the Hindustan Times said. | The men were arrested after the girl's family made a complaint at an all-women police station in the northern suburb of Vepery, the Hindustan Times said. |
| A police official said the girl had identified all the accused. At least four of them have already confessed, the official added. | A police official said the girl had identified all the accused. At least four of them have already confessed, the official added. |
| The victim has been referred to a government hospital for medical examination. | The victim has been referred to a government hospital for medical examination. |