<p>The kidnapping, gang rape, and murder of an eight-year-old&nbsp;girl in Kathua, Jammu has left the country in shock.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The child was kept at a temple, sedated, for several days,&nbsp;allegedly repeatedly raped, and finally murdered.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The main accused is a retired revenue department official, and the crime included policemen.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to the charge sheet, one of the policemen asked the killer to wait so that he could rape her one more time.</p>

<p>Eight people have so far been arrested, with a teenager included in the list of accused.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Also read: <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/kathua-rape-case-union-minister-vk-singh-demands-justice-for-asifa-says-we-failed-as-humans-130083">We have failed her as humans: VK Singh</a></p>

<p>Tennis player Sania Mirza recently took to Twitter to express her anguish over the crime. "Is this really the kind of country <em class="gr-progress">we we</em> want to be known as to the world today ?? If we can’t stand up now for this 8 year old girl regardless of our gender,caste,colour or religion then we don’t stand for anything in this world.. not even humanity.. makes me sick to the stomach," she wrote on Twitter.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Soon, and sure enough, the trolls were at her door, with one of them essentially telling Sania to mind her own business because she was "no longer" India.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>"With all respect madam which country are you talking abt. Last time I checked u had married into Pakistan. You no longer are a Indian. And if u must tweet <em class="gr-progress">thn</em> also tweet for the innocents killed by Pak terror outfits.."&nbsp;said @Kichu_chirps".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sania is married to the Pakistani cricket&nbsp;player Shoaib Malik.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"I play for India, I am Indian and always will be," replied Sania.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She tweeted: "First of all nobody marries ‘into’ anywhere .. you marry a person! Secondly NO LOW LIFE like you will tell me which country I belong to.. I play for India,I am Indian and always will be.. nd maybe if u look beyond religion and country one day you may just also stand for humanity!"&nbsp;</p>

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The kidnapping, gang rape, and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu has left the country in shock. The child was kept at a temple, sedated, for several days, allegedly repeatedly raped, and finally murdered. The main accused is a retired revenue department official, and the crime included policemen. According to the charge sheet, one of the policemen asked the killer to wait so that he could rape her one more time. Eight people have so far been arrested, with a teenager included in the list of accused. Also read: We have failed her as humans: VK Singh Tennis player Sania Mirza recently took to Twitter to express her anguish over the crime. "Is this really the kind of country we we want to be known as to the world today ?? If we can’t stand up now for this 8 year old girl regardless of our gender,caste,colour or religion then we don’t stand for anything in this world.. not even humanity.. makes me sick to the stomach," she wrote on Twitter. Is this really the kind of country we we want to be known as to the world today ?? If we can’t stand up now for this 8 year old girl regardless of our gender,caste,colour or religion then we don’t stand for anything in this world.. not even humanity.. makes me sick to the stomach pic.twitter.com/BDcNuJvsoO — Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) April 12, 2018 × Soon, and sure enough, the trolls were at her door, with one of them essentially telling Sania to mind her own business because she was "no longer" India. "With all respect madam which country are you talking abt. Last time I checked u had married into Pakistan. You no longer are a Indian. And if u must tweet thn also tweet for the innocents killed by Pak terror outfits.." said @Kichu_chirps". Sania is married to the Pakistani cricket player Shoaib Malik. "I play for India, I am Indian and always will be," replied Sania. She tweeted: "First of all nobody marries ‘into’ anywhere .. you marry a person! Secondly NO LOW LIFE like you will tell me which country I belong to.. I play for India,I am Indian and always will be.. nd maybe if u look beyond religion and country one day you may just also stand for humanity!" First of all nobody marries ‘into’ anywhere .. you marry a person! Secondly NO LOW LIFE like you will tell me which country I belong to.. I play for India,I am Indian and always will be.. nd maybe if u look beyond religion and country one day you may just also stand for humanity! https://t.co/0rF9SwG7WT — Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) April 12, 2018 ×

I play for India, I am Indian and always will be: Sania Mirza

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An Afghan man taken hostage by the Taliban made a dramatic escape by stealing a gun while his captors were praying and shooting dead seven of them and wounding 18 others, officials said Thursday.</p>

<p>Awal Khan and a local police officer were kidnapped on Wednesday as they were driving in the eastern province of Paktika, provincial deputy security chief Abdul Rauf Masood told.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Paktika is a Taliban stronghold bordering Pakistan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The officer was killed and 36-year-old Awal taken to a Taliban compound in Gomal district where he was held for hours.&nbsp;</p>

<p>During afternoon prayers, Awal, who Masood said was handcuffed at the time, grabbed a weapon belonging to one of his captors and opened fire.</p>

<p>&quot;Awal Khan sprayed bullets on all of them, killing seven and wounding 18 others,&quot; provincial governor spokesman Mohammad Rahman Ayaz told.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that the group had kidnapped the two men and that Awal had opened fire on the militants, killing three of them.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Awal then fled in a pickup truck belonging to his kidnappers, Ayaz said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>His brother, a local police commander, shared details of the incident with authorities.</p>

<p>The Taliban is often involved in kidnappings of Afghans and foreigners, sometimes holding people for years for prisoner exchanges.&nbsp;</p>


Awal Khan and a local police officer were kidnapped on Wednesday from the eastern province of Paktika

An Afghan man taken hostage by the Taliban made a dramatic escape by stealing a gun while his captors were praying and shooting dead seven of them and wounding 18 others, officials said Thursday. Awal Khan and a local police officer were kidnapped on Wednesday as they were driving in the eastern province of Paktika, provincial deputy security chief Abdul Rauf Masood told. Paktika is a Taliban stronghold bordering Pakistan. The officer was killed and 36-year-old Awal taken to a Taliban compound in Gomal district where he was held for hours. During afternoon prayers, Awal, who Masood said was handcuffed at the time, grabbed a weapon belonging to one of his captors and opened fire. "Awal Khan sprayed bullets on all of them, killing seven and wounding 18 others," provincial governor spokesman Mohammad Rahman Ayaz told. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed that the group had kidnapped the two men and that Awal had opened fire on the militants, killing three of them. Awal then fled in a pickup truck belonging to his kidnappers, Ayaz said. His brother, a local police commander, shared details of the incident with authorities. The Taliban is often involved in kidnappings of Afghans and foreigners, sometimes holding people for years for prisoner exchanges.

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