Indian low-caste woman dies after gang-rape, second in a week

A man holds a placard during a protest after the death of a rape victim, on a street in Mumbai, India, on Sept 30, 2020. - Reuters

NEW DELHI (AFP): A woman from India's marginalised Dalit community has died after being gang-raped, police said Thursday (Oct 1), days after the death of a teenager from the same low-caste group at the hands of a group of high-caste men sparked outrage.

The 22-year-old, a member of India's "untouchable" Dalit community, was allegedly raped by two men on Tuesday and died while being taken to hospital, police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh said.