
India police arrest dozens over alleged rape and sexual abuse of teen girl over 5 year period
CBSN
New Delhi — Police in the southern Indian state of Kerala have arrested 49 of 64 men accused of sexually abusing an 18-year-old girl over the last five years. The girl, who has not been identified, has reportedly told investigators that she was sexually abused and gang raped multiple times since the age of 13.
The men accused of the attacks include a childhood friend of the girl, along with neighbors and family friends, police told CBS News' partner network, BBC News. There are at least five students from her college and former classmates from her school among the accused, according to Indian outlet The News Minute.
The majority of the accused are themselves either teenagers or in their early 20s, according to The Times of India.

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