Vehicles with women passengers travelling to US, UK and Canada were reportedly stopped on the India’s national highway near Murthal, in the State of Haryana, INDIA on February 22nd 2016. Women were dragged out into the nearby fields and raped. Indian police dismissed the incident as rumor; eyewitnesses said at least 10 women were sexually assaulted. Even worse, the victims and their families were reportedly advised by the government officials not to report the matter to anyone “for the sake of their honor”.
We petition Obama administration to take cognizance of this ghastly act of violence against women and act urgently to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice.