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| Indian police seek 'brutal' Haryana rape suspects | |
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| Police in India's Haryana state are hunting for suspects wanted over the gang rape of a mentally disabled woman. | Police in India's Haryana state are hunting for suspects wanted over the gang rape of a mentally disabled woman. |
| The 28-year-old woman went missing on 1 February in Rohtak town, where she was undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Her mutilated body was found in a field on Wednesday. | The 28-year-old woman went missing on 1 February in Rohtak town, where she was undergoing treatment at a local hospital. Her mutilated body was found in a field on Wednesday. |
| A post mortem examination has confirmed multiple sexual assaults. | A post mortem examination has confirmed multiple sexual assaults. |
| On Sunday, hundreds of people blocked a highway and held candlelight vigils in protest against the incident. | On Sunday, hundreds of people blocked a highway and held candlelight vigils in protest against the incident. |
| The police said they had some "crucial leads" and were hoping to arrest some suspects soon. | The police said they had some "crucial leads" and were hoping to arrest some suspects soon. |
| "Preliminary investigations point to aggravated sexual assault and murder. Seven police teams are probing the case," senior police official Shashank Anand told BBC Hindi. | "Preliminary investigations point to aggravated sexual assault and murder. Seven police teams are probing the case," senior police official Shashank Anand told BBC Hindi. |
| Reports said that the woman, who was from Nepal, had travelled to Rohtak a few months ago to live with her sister and receive treatment at a local hospital. | |
| She went missing from her sister's home and her body was found in a field by a highway, some 18km (11 miles) away, police said. | |
| The post mortem revealed that stones, blades and sticks were forced inside her during the attack, reports say. | |
| The woman had suffered "severe injuries" and her "heart and lung were missing", Dr SK Dhattarawal, who carried out the examination, told BBC Hindi. | |
| The victim's sister, who led the protests in Rohtak, has accused the police of being slow in registering a complaint, a charge the police have denied. | The victim's sister, who led the protests in Rohtak, has accused the police of being slow in registering a complaint, a charge the police have denied. |
| "Police have been slow to arrest the perpetrators, they should be arrested immediately and hanged," she said. | "Police have been slow to arrest the perpetrators, they should be arrested immediately and hanged," she said. |
| "I want justice for my sister, they have been brutal to her, it's just spine chilling," she added. | "I want justice for my sister, they have been brutal to her, it's just spine chilling," she added. |
| Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus. | Scrutiny of sexual violence in India has grown since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus. |
| The government tightened laws on sexual violence in 2013 after widespread protests following the attack. | The government tightened laws on sexual violence in 2013 after widespread protests following the attack. |
| Correspondents, however, say tougher laws have failed to bring down the number of rape cases and a series of high-profile crimes have taken place since then. | Correspondents, however, say tougher laws have failed to bring down the number of rape cases and a series of high-profile crimes have taken place since then. |
| Rape cases that have shocked India | Rape cases that have shocked India |