Indian Woman Gang-Raped on Orders of Village Court

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Indian Woman Gang-Raped on Orders of Village Court
Sujoy Dhar, Reuters
Dhar reports: "A 20-year-old woman in eastern India was gang-raped by 13 men on the orders of a village court as punishment for having a relationship with a man from a different community."
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