Protesters outraged over India schoolgirl's rape

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people have marched to protest alleged police inaction after a 6-year-old girl was raped at a school in Bangalore, India's technology hub.

More than 4,000 parents and relatives of children who attend the school shouted slogans against the school's administration Saturday and demanded that police arrest those involved in the July 2 incident, which was reported only this past week.

The rape has raised questions about the safety of India's schoolchildren and sparked nationwide outrage over rampant sexual violence against girls and women. The school has refused to take responsibility for the crime.

The protesters squatted outside a police station and refused to move until the city's police chief assured them suspects would be arrested. Police said eight members of the school's staff had been detained for questioning.