Indian police arrest second suspect in rape of 5-year-old girl
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April 23, 2013, Tuesday
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INDIAN police arrested a second man yesterday in connection with the rape and torture of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi and parliament was adjourned twice amid an uproar about the crime which has rekindled popular fury at widespread sexual violence.
The anger echoes the response to the gang rape of a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist on a bus on December 16. She later died of her injuries. Protesters are angry authorities have failed to prevent more such crimes.
Police say the child was abducted on April 15 and kept in captivity by two men in the basement of the building that she lived in with her family. Neighbors say they found her two days later after hearing her cries.
Media reported several other attacks on children over the weekend, including that of a nine-year old girl in Assam, who had her throat slit after being gang-raped.
A man was arrested at the weekend for the attack on the five-year-old and is due to appear in a Delhi court this week.
The second suspect, a 19-year-old garment factory worker, was arrested at about 1am yesterday at a relative's house in the eastern state of Bihar on information received from New Delhi, local police chief Rajeev Mishra said.
The men are accused of abducting, raping and attempting to murder the five-year-old girl. She was alone when she was found, having been left for dead by her attackers, police said.
Brutal sex crimes are common in India, which has a population of 1.2 billion. New Delhi has the highest number of sex crimes among major cities, with a rape reported on average every 18 hours, according to police figures.
But most such crimes go unreported and justice is slow, according to social activists, who say successive governments have done little to ensure the safety of women and children.
Activists planned a fourth day of street action amid heavy security in Delhi after protesters tussled with police and tried to reach the homes of India's leaders at the weekend. The protesters are calling for Delhi's police chief to resign.
The five-year-old girl has undergone surgery and was in stable condition yesterday, a doctor at the hospital where she is being treated told reporters.
The lower house of parliament was adjourned twice after opposition politicians rushed into the building, some demanding discussion on the rape case.
"Though parliament has recently passed tougher legislation to prevent rapes, the evil has not abated and such incidents are still on the rise throughout the country," House Speaker Meira Kumar said before the house was adjourned.
The anger echoes the response to the gang rape of a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist on a bus on December 16. She later died of her injuries. Protesters are angry authorities have failed to prevent more such crimes.
Police say the child was abducted on April 15 and kept in captivity by two men in the basement of the building that she lived in with her family. Neighbors say they found her two days later after hearing her cries.
Media reported several other attacks on children over the weekend, including that of a nine-year old girl in Assam, who had her throat slit after being gang-raped.
A man was arrested at the weekend for the attack on the five-year-old and is due to appear in a Delhi court this week.
The second suspect, a 19-year-old garment factory worker, was arrested at about 1am yesterday at a relative's house in the eastern state of Bihar on information received from New Delhi, local police chief Rajeev Mishra said.
The men are accused of abducting, raping and attempting to murder the five-year-old girl. She was alone when she was found, having been left for dead by her attackers, police said.
Brutal sex crimes are common in India, which has a population of 1.2 billion. New Delhi has the highest number of sex crimes among major cities, with a rape reported on average every 18 hours, according to police figures.
But most such crimes go unreported and justice is slow, according to social activists, who say successive governments have done little to ensure the safety of women and children.
Activists planned a fourth day of street action amid heavy security in Delhi after protesters tussled with police and tried to reach the homes of India's leaders at the weekend. The protesters are calling for Delhi's police chief to resign.
The five-year-old girl has undergone surgery and was in stable condition yesterday, a doctor at the hospital where she is being treated told reporters.
The lower house of parliament was adjourned twice after opposition politicians rushed into the building, some demanding discussion on the rape case.
"Though parliament has recently passed tougher legislation to prevent rapes, the evil has not abated and such incidents are still on the rise throughout the country," House Speaker Meira Kumar said before the house was adjourned.
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