Protests as teenager dies two weeks after alleged gang-rape in India

19-year-old Dalit woman was attacked while out cutting grass in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh

Protests have erupted in India over the death of a young woman two weeks after she was dragged from a field and allegedly gang-raped and tortured.

The 19-year-old was attacked while she was out cutting grass on 14 September in Hathras, a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The attackers allegedly pulled her into a field with her shawl, sexually assaulted her and tried to strangle her.