(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 NewsUpdated at 8:39 p.m. ET: Six 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.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (https://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld) 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 refused to stop at her village and instead drove her to a desolate location. They took her to a nearby building where they were joined by friends and raped her repeatedly, the AP said.
The woman went to a police station in the morning to file a complaint. Six of the seven suspects have been arrested, Reuters reported.The issue of rape has taken center stage in India, where a 26-year-old woman said she was raped through the night Friday by six men. NBC's Duncan Golestani reports.
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