NEW DELHI – India has become home to the largest number of sexually abusedchildren in the world.
In a recent development In India, six men were jailed over child rape onTuesday.
According BBC, three men have been jailed for life for the rape, tortureand murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Three police officers were found guilty of destroying evidence andsentenced to five years in prison.
The eight-year-old girl, who belonged to a Muslim nomadic tribe, was foundin a forest near Kathua city in January 2018.
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The case sparked widespread anger and made headlines when Hindu right-winggroups protested over the men’s arrest.
Eight people, including a former government official, four policemen and aminor, were charged in connection with the crime. One of them has beenacquitted and the minor is set to be tried separately.
According to government crime figures up to 2016, a child is sexuallyabused every 15 minutes in India and there has been a steady rise inoffences against children.
