Two girls horrifically gang-raped, hanged in India

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Two girls horrifically gang-raped, hanged in India
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Indian media is reporting that two girls were gang-raped then hanged to death from a mango tree in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The girls, who went missing Tuesday night, were 14 and 15, and reportedly members of the dalit caste.

According to India's NDTV: "The tiny village... woke up on Wednesday morning to the chilling sight of two teen girls hanging from a tree in an orchard."

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Ryu Spaeth

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