A priest and three other men have been charged with the gang-rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl,
police said, in a case that sparked days of protests in New Delhi.
The low-caste girl was allegedly assaulted by the priest, 53, and three workers on August 1 after she had gone to a crematorium to fetch water.
The four men, who have been in custody since they were detained in early August, face the death penalty.
The girl’s mother earlier told police the men called her to the crematorium and claimed her daughter was electrocuted.
The 400-page charge sheet from Delhi Police cited “scientific, technical and other evidence” and witness testimony, the government said in a statement.
It added that its push for charges to be laid within 30 days of the alleged incident reflected its “zero tolerance” of crimes against women and girls in the nation of 1.3 billion people.
This story first appeared on scmp.com