Indian police sacked after gang rape

May 30, 2014, 11:12 AM EDT

SHAMLI, INDIA - JANUARY 22: Alishba, 25, (whose name has been changed to protect her identity) covers her face while sitting for a photo, January 22, 2024 in the Shamli District of Uttar Pradesh, India. According to her, she was gang raped by two men during the riots on September 8, 2013. Four of her neighbors that she had known for 10 years broke down the door of her home, two guarded the door while the other two raped her. They released her when her mother-in-law heard the commotion and came down the stai

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Two police officers in India have been sacked for refusing to help search for two missing girls who were later found gang-raped and hanged, officials say. The father of one victim said he was ridiculed by policemen when he sought help in finding his missing daughter. He said when the policemen found out he was from a lower caste, they "refused to look for my girl".

Background:

India gang rapes: Police sacked over hanged girls [BBC]

India gang rapes: Outrage over police 'discrimination' [BBC]

Indian teen girls gang-raped and hanged from a tree: police [Reuters]

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