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India: Two children apparently killed because they made their emergency on the street

2019-09-27T10:41:19.320Z


A boy and a girl relieved themselves on the side of the road - two men are said to have killed the children because of this. The police investigate for murder.



The Indian police have arrested two men accused of murder. They are said to have killed two children because they made their emergency in public. The report several media, citing the police.

The victims are a twelve-year-old and her ten-year-old cousin. The incident occurred on Thursday morning in the village of Bhakhedi in Madhya Pradesh state, according to CNN. According to the BBC, the children do not have a toilet at home, so they dodged the streets.

They were attacked with sticks. Afterwards they were taken to a hospital and declared dead. Only a few hours later, the police arrested two suspected men. Investigate her for murder. They had the act in an interrogation confessed.

The children are reportedly Dalit - as intolerable defamed people who are in India at the lowest social end. Although now protected by law, they are still discriminated against according to the BBC.

5000 euros compensation

According to CNN, the authorities have paid the family a good 770 euros for the funeral. In addition, they would have received well 5000 € compensation. The father of the children said "Al Jazeera", the authorities had assured him that the men would be severely punished.

Lack of toilets is one of the major health problems in the country. According to "Al Jazeera", Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to oppose this - in 2014 he set the goal of providing India with sufficient restrooms until October 2019.

Source: spiegel

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