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Police arrest 49 men for sexual abuse of Indian teen

The suspect was found guilty of all the counts and sentenced to 50 years in jail. [iStockphoto]

More than four dozen men have been arrested in India for the repeated sexual abuse of a teenager over years, police told AFP Wednesday.

The young victim is a Dalit, the lowest rung in the rigid Hindu caste system, who are disproportionately targeted for sexual violence in a country with high rates of crime against women.

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