Twitter blocks Indian opposition accounts for revealing identity of child allegedly raped and murdered

India's main opposition party is accusing Twitter of stifling freedom of speech after the company took action against hundreds of tweets that could have identified a child who was allegedly raped and murdered earlier this month.

Twitter's (TWTR) decision followed a call from India's child protection agency to block access to tweets it said identified a 9-year old girl who was killed in Delhi earlier this month. Police are investigating allegations of rape made by the victims' family and neighbors. The girl was a member of the Dalit community, the most oppressed group in India's Hindu system of caste hierarchy. Four men have been arrested, though they have not yet been charged.