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| India arrests after women's heads shaved for resisting rape | India arrests after women's heads shaved for resisting rape |
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| Two people have been arrested in India's Bihar state after a group of men shaved the heads of two women as "punishment" for resisting rape. | Two people have been arrested in India's Bihar state after a group of men shaved the heads of two women as "punishment" for resisting rape. |
| The group, which included a local official, ambushed the mother and daughter in their home with the intent of raping them, police said. | |
| When the women resisted, they assaulted them, shaved their heads and paraded them through the village. | When the women resisted, they assaulted them, shaved their heads and paraded them through the village. |
| Police say they are searching for five others involved in the incident. | |
| "We were beaten with sticks very badly. I have injuries all over my body and my daughter also has some injuries," the mother told the ANI news agency. | "We were beaten with sticks very badly. I have injuries all over my body and my daughter also has some injuries," the mother told the ANI news agency. |
| The women also said that their heads were shaved in front of the entire village. | The women also said that their heads were shaved in front of the entire village. |
| "Some men entered the victims' home and tried to molest the daughter," a police officer told local media, adding that her mother helped her fight off the men. | "Some men entered the victims' home and tried to molest the daughter," a police officer told local media, adding that her mother helped her fight off the men. |
| The state's women commission has also condemned the incident, saying that "further action" will be taken. | The state's women commission has also condemned the incident, saying that "further action" will be taken. |
| This is not the first time such an incident has occurred in the state. | This is not the first time such an incident has occurred in the state. |
| In April, a teenage girl was attacked with acid for resisting an attempted gang rape. | In April, a teenage girl was attacked with acid for resisting an attempted gang rape. |
| Public outrage over sexual violence in India rose dramatically after the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus. | Public outrage over sexual violence in India rose dramatically after the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus. |
| The issue became a political flashpoint again in 2018, after a string of high-profile attacks against children. | The issue became a political flashpoint again in 2018, after a string of high-profile attacks against children. |
| However incidents of rape and violence against women continue to be reported from across the country. | However incidents of rape and violence against women continue to be reported from across the country. |