11-year-old girl gang-raped twice by 'seven' underage boys in India

An 11-year-old girl was gang-raped by seven boys, aged between 14 and 16 years, in two separate attacks in her village of Mawten, India. The first attack took place in a field in December 2016 and the second attack took place on January 13 2017 at her home.

The seven boys, who have all confessed to the crime, are believed to live in the same village as the victim. Police confirmed that six of the accused were detained after the girl's family reported the crimes to the police in a written complaint.

A case has been registered against each of the seven accused who have now confessed and they have all been sent to a juvenile home.