New Delhi (AFP) - As India erupted in protests over the fatal gang-rape of a student, teenager Seema suffered her own horrifying abuse at the hands of a pack of men. Six months later, she poured kerosene on herself and burned to death.
Abducted and raped on New Year's Day in her village two hours from the capital Delhi, Seema had been determined to bring her six attackers to justice. But she received little support from their neighbours or the police, said her tearful mother.
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