A second woman is gang-raped and killed within a week in India after teenager’s brutal murder shocked the country

by Abbas Adil

A second woman has been gang-raped and killed in India just days after a teenager’s brutal murder shocked the country.

The woman – a member of India’s ‘untouchable’ Dalit community – was allegedly raped by two men on Tuesday and died while being taken to hospital.

The 22-year-old’s death in Balrampur district comes days after the gang-rape and death of a teenager from the same low-caste group at the hands of a group of high-caste men sparked outrage.

Two men have been arrested on charges of gang-rape and murder in relation to the latest attack.

An investigation was under way and the suspects may be tried in a special fast-track court, they added.

Her mother said: ‘A rickshaw-wallah [driver] brought her home. [She] was thrown in front of our house.

‘My child could barely stand or speak,’ reported NDTV.

She told the BBC: ‘They broke my daughter’s leg, they broke her waist. When she arrived, she looked very weak.

‘Our daughter couldn’t speak or get up. When we asked her what had happened, she couldn’t answer.’

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