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