In India, country wide protests have erupted over gang rape of a Dalit woman by upper caste Hindus in Uttar Pardesh.                                       

Reuters and BBC report that India is one of the world’s most dangerous places for women, with a rape occurring every 15 minutes and there is no decline in crimes against women in the country.                                              

Meanwhile, police detained Congress party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi as they tried to meet the family of the woman in Uttar Pardesh.