Accused In Rape, Torture Of 7-Year-Old May Be Attacked In Jail: Officials

The two men accused of raping, torturing and slitting the throat of a seven-year-old last week will not be safe in jail in Mandsaur, officials have told the government of Madhya Pradesh. Officials have expressed fear that the rape accused could even be killed by other prisoners in the overcrowded jail - the only one in the town around 350 km from state capital Bhopal.