In the absence of a quarantine centre, local police housed her for the night in a school building, where she was allegedly raped by three men. Sharma said the woman had been sent to a local quarantine facility to get tested for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. Many of them are now in overcrowded quarantine centres and authorities are struggling to cope. India, with a population of 1.3 billion, has reported 26,496 cases of COVID-19, and 824 deaths. Despite stringent laws, rape occurs every 20 minutes, on average, according to federal crime data.

Source: bd News24 April 26, 2020 12:33 UTC