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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman in 2002 riots

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India’s top court on Monday restored life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman during deadly religious rioting two decades ago and asked the convicts to surrender to the authorities within two weeks.

The Hindu men were convicted in 2008 of rape and murder. They were released in 2022 after serving 14 years in prison.

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