India police suspended in suspected new rape case

Four policemen have been suspended and a fifth transferred over the handling of a suspected new rape and murder case close to the Indian capital, Delhi.

The father of the alleged 21-year-old victim has told the BBC she was gang-raped. Her body was found on Saturday.

Two men have been arrested and a third suspect is reported to have fled.

Meanwhile, five men have arrived in court for a hearing in the case of the abduction, gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old, a case that shocked India.

The victim in the latest case was a factory employee in Noida, a suburb of Delhi.

She disappeared on Friday night while returning home from work, Indian media reported.

The woman's father complained that police initially failed to react when he reported her disappearance, suggesting instead that she had gone off with someone.

The case has triggered protests in Noida.

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