India's federal police to probe alleged gang rape of woman who died of injuries - statement

A demonstrator uses a lipstick to write on a billboard during a protest after the death of a rape victim, in New Delhi, India, October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - India's federal police will investigate the alleged gang rape of a young woman in northern Uttar Pradesh state whose death sparked nationwide protests, the local government said in a statement on Saturday.

The 19-year-old Dalit woman died of her injuries earlier this week, triggering protests by both opposition political parties and the public in New Delhi and elsewhere against atrocities against a community often ostracized under India's centuries-old caste system.