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India anger over alleged sexual assault on woman inside police station

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The 32-year-old woman alleges she was physically and sexually assaulted by police.

She and her fiancé, an army officer, went to a police station in the eastern Indian state of Odisha .

Video of the woman detailing her alleged abuse by police has been shared many times on social media.

Four police officials, including three women, have been suspended and a fifth has been transferred.

Namrata Chadha , a lawyer and women’s rights activist, met the woman in hospital.

She says it is “heart-breaking to see this kind of victim shaming” Ms Chadha says the police have to follow a standard operating procedure when a woman lodges a complaint.