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Thirty-four girls, aged between 12 and 14, beaten up by boys and their parents in Supaul district.
Thirty-four girls, aged between 12 and 14, beaten up by boys and their parents in Supaul district.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, a residential school for girls in Supaul district, witnessed chaotic scenes on Saturday after some girls objected to sexual advances and lewd messages from a group of boys.
"Shockingly, when the boys came back to attack the girls, they were with their parents. Adults not guiding their children and the community not preventing such attacks is shocking and disheartening," he added.
Violence against girls in Bihar has been in the spotlight since more than 30 girls were raped at a children's shelter in July, in a case that led to national anger over the management of care homes. These girls had told a local court that they were beaten, drugged, raped and scalded with hot water.
"Reporting rapes since 2012 has increased but rates of convictions or punishments in cases of sexual violence has had no uptick. This reflects the culture of impunity, the feeling that perpetrators will not be punished," he added.