An alleged rapist was tied up and beaten with sticks by a several women after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child.
In
a video believed to be filmed in India, three women surround a man, tie
his hands behind his back and drag him across the ground with a long
rope while using sticks to beat him.
Dozens of women and children look on as the women take turns swatting the man with large sticks.
The man doesn't appear to fight the beating, and instead lies on the ground as the women continue to hit him with sticks.
Footage ends with a clip of a police officer speaking to crowds as the alleged rapist lies on the ground nearby, still tied up.
The details of the alleged rape are unknown.
Video of the women getting their revenge on the man was uploaded to LiveLeak, where it has been watched more than 23,000 times.
Sexual
assault continues to be a national issue in India, where the number of
reported rapes in the country is in the tens of thousands each year.
In 2015 alone, there were 34,000 reported
cases of rape in the country, though that number is likely to be far
higher since many do not go to the police for fear they will not be
believed, or will be shunned by their community.
Marital
rape is also not considered a crime, further adding to the number of
unreported cases. In 2014 there were around 14,000 reported cases of
child rape.
The most infamous rape case
in modern Indian history took place in New Delhi in 2012, when intern
Jyoti Singh was brutally attacked on a bus by six men who - among other
things - violated her with a steel pole.
She was taken to hospital but died almost two weeks later from internal injuries, sparking nationwide protests.
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