India holds 3 for rape, murder of student, 30
Print Edition
INDIAN police yesterday detained three people over the brutal rape and murder of a young student in a case echoing the 2012 gang-rape of a Delhi woman that sparked mass protests.
Police said the attack on the 30-year-old law student from the lowest Dalit caste was so vicious she was found lying dead in a pool of blood, her intestines hanging out.
Her mother discovered her body at the family home in the southern state of Kerala.
“The suspect attacked and murdered her brutally and fled the scene quickly,” said police inspector general Mahipal Yadav, who is heading the investigation.
“There are indications that her intestines came out after severe violation by some foreign object,” he told AFP.
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said police had registered a case of rape and murder and detained three people.
“Police have booked a case of rape and murder ... today three people were taken into custody for interrogation,” he told NDTV news.
“Police are working very hard on this case, we will bring all the culprits to book within no time. There will be no laxity.”
Public outrage
Protesters staged a demonstration in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram yesterday, many covering their mouths with black handkerchiefs and carrying placards demanding justice for the victim.
The attack drew comparisons with the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in Delhi in 2012, which shone a global spotlight on frightening levels of sexual violence against women. It led to an overhaul of India’s rape laws, including the speeding up of trials and tougher penalties for offenders, but high numbers of assaults persist.
The latest official figures show that 36,735 rapes were reported nationwide in 2014, although activists say the true number is likely much higher, with many crimes going unreported due to the social stigma they attract.
Social media users took to Twitter to express their outrage over the latest incident.
“The horror of the Kerala rape cannot and should not be silenced, elections or no elections. Justice must be delivered swiftly,” wrote author Advaita Kala.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
