India protests Police cremate rape victims without telling relatives

Clashes arose between Indian protesters and police. After protesters were upset at the cremation of a 19 year old woman who was victimized by a gang of assailants in a meadow near her home in Uttar Pradesh state on September 14, in a critical condition. He died on Tuesday in a hospital where police were later able to arrest four men who were suspected of the crime.

However, the wave of dissatisfaction began to erupt even more. After the cremation of her body Without asking permission from her relatives And still did not allow relatives to attend the funeral Or order one last goodbye Until there were protests in many areas And there were reports of clashes between officials and protesters. With the protesters being carried away And hit by the club Protests were reported in the state of Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi as well as in Kolkata.

The victim of rape is a 19 year old girl from the Dalit community. Which is seen as India's lowest caste While all 4 of the perpetrators were a group of high castes within the same village Uttar Pradesh is known as the most insecure state for women And often there are frequent gangs of raping young women.