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The Rape That Shook India

The rape and murder of an 8-year-old sparked protests across the country, starting in Jammu & Kashmir.

The Rape That Shook India

Female students joined protests in South Kashmir to demand justice in the Kathua case.

Credit: Sameer Mushtaq

After the Delhi gang rape case of 2012, India is once again up in arms against sexual crime. People want justice in the Kathua case, involving  an 8-year-old girl belonging to the Bakarwals, a nomadic community of Jammu and Kashmir. She was brutally raped and then murdered in Rasana village of Kathua district of Jammu region, in January of this year.

The Kathua rape case didn’t get much attention from across the country until last week, when media organizations reported the chilling details of the rape and murder after a charge sheet was filed by the local investigation agency. The charge sheet mentioned the graphic details of the planning and execution of the crime.

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