Kerala: Dalit woman in India alleges rape by 64 men over five years

Police say that the woman was alleged sexually abused and gangraped when she was a minor.

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Police have arrested 28 people in connection with the case so far - the men are in custody and have not made any public statement.

The accused, who range between 17 and 47 years of age, include the woman's neighbours, sports coaches and her father's friends, police told the BBC.

The woman reported the alleged abuse after a team of counsellors working under a government scheme visited her house.

Police have registered about 18 cases under India's various crime laws as well as the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act - which is a law to prevent crimes against people belonging to lower castes and tribes in India.

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