Twenty two arrested in eastern India in three separate rape cases


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  • Sunday, 06 May 2018

FILE PHOTO: People hold candles and placards during a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, in Kathua, near Jammu, a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, and an eleven-year-old girl in Surat, Gujarat, in Ahmedabad, Indiia, April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Police have arrested 22 people in eastern India in three separate rape cases involving teenage girls, officials said on Sunday, as grisly new attacks against women come to light despite tougher penalties.

Reports of sexual assault of children have dominated headlines in recent weeks, leading to an outpouring of anger across the country.

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