Some people in a cheering crowd called for her to be raped. Many were wo
Delhi -Her hair was cut off and her face painted black before she was paraded into the street where some people in a cheering crowd called for her to be raped.
But perhaps the most shocking aspect of the attack in a Delhi neighborhood last month is that video shared on social media shows that most of the baying mob were women.
At least 12 people have been arrested by the Delhi police, eight of whom are women. Two are minors. Police have not brought charges over the incident, but they say the 20-year-old victim of the January 26 attack was abducted and physically and sexually assaulted.
The alleged involvement of women has touched a nerve in a country that has long struggled to address gender violence. Activists say the case demonstrates the scale of internalized misogyny in India, where women are taught to uphold patriarchal structures. They fear violence against women will worsen as support grows for right-wing extremist political groups that foster traditional, patriarchal values.
A series of images taken from a video being circulated on social media show a 20-year-old woman paraded down the street after being physically and sexually assaulted. The video was blurred by the source.
Swati Maliwal, the chairperson of the Delhi Commission of Women, said the woman told her she'd been raped by three men.