India Police Arrest 12 Men Over Double Gang RaPe

Twelve men,
including a
juvenile, have been arrested in connection with the
double gang r*pe of a young woman in southern
India, police said Saturday.
The 21-year-old woman was visiting friends in the
Karaikal port area of Puducherry state when the
incident took place on Christmas Eve, police senior
superintendent Monika Bharadwaj told DPA.
The woman was waiting outside her friend's house
alone when three men picked her up and she was
assaulted by one member of the group, Bharadwaj
said.
Her friends managed to rescue her and while they
were returning to their friend's place another gang
of seven men accosted them and abducted and
gang r*ped her, Bharadwaj said.
"The woman has said she was r*ped six times. We
have arrested all the men we suspect of being
involved and two male friends accompanying her,
including a juvenile, to ascertain what exactly
happened and who was involved in defiling her,"
Bharadwaj said.
The police officer said 10 men were arrested a day
after the incident while the other two were arrested
on Thursday and Friday.
They have been remanded in custody for a
fortnight and are being questioned.
The young woman is married but is believed to be
separated from her husband, police said.
"We have arrested the victim's friends as it is
surprising that they did not alert the police after
the first incident," Bharadwaj said.
The woman is being treated in a hospital and is in
stable condition.
The double gang r*pe came days after India
marked the first anniversary of the fatal gang r*pe
of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi in December 2012.
The crime sparked protests within the country and
international outrage, prompting the government
to amend laws to apply stricter punishments for
r*pe.
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