(http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/130113-world-india-new-rape-9a.photoblog600.jpg)Strdel / AFP - Getty ImagesIndian police personnel present six arrested men, accused of a gang rape in Punjab state, Sunday. By Alastair Jamieson, NBC NewsSix suspects have been arrested over the rape of a woman on a bus in northern India, just weeks after the gang-rape and murder of a student sparked nationwide protests, reports said early Sunday.
Police say a 29-year-old woman was a lone passenger on a bus to her village in northern Punjab state on Friday when she was attacked, The Associated Press reported.
The driver and conductor allegedly drove her to a desolate location and took her to a nearby building where they were joined by friends and raped her repeatedly, the AP said.
The apparent case follows the rape of a student on a New Delhi bus in December, which sparked protests in India over national attitudes to violence against women and made headlines around the world.
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