Fifteen police officers were injured in Monday’s mob attack in Tezu, a town in Arunachal Pradesh state, said police officer Apur Bitin. Bitin said the mob first demanded that the two accused be handed over to them. They later dragged the two out of the police jail cell and attacked them and the heavily outnumbered police. The girl was raped and killed in the nearby village of Namgo on Feb. 12. Violent crime against women has been on the rise in India despite tough laws enacted by the government.

Source: National Post February 20, 2018 16:41 UTC