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Confronting child killers, India faces a moment of truth

By Tom Rogan
Published April 13, 2018 7:28pm ET
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Confronting child killers, India faces a moment of truth
Indian women shout slogans during a protest against recent incidents of rape. The gang rape and killing of a Muslim girl in Kathua has seen far different protests: members of a radical Hindu group have marched to demand the release of the six men accused of repeatedly raping the girl inside a Hindu temple. | (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

India, the world’s most populous democracy and a critical American ally, faces a moment of truth. At stake is the rule of law and the rights of Indian citizens.

More specifically, how India deals with a group of Hindu men accused of repeatedly raping and then murdering an 8-year-old Muslim girl, Asifa Bano. The murder took place in January in India’s Jammu and Kashmir’s province, and at least six men (including two police officers) have been arrested. Investigators say the perpetrators committed their crime in order to drive Muslims out of the local area (Jammu and Kashmir is renowned for its sectarian tension).

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