Akku Yadav was a notorious rapist and killer who targeted women from the lowest caste in India. In 2004, he was attacked and killed by a mob of his victims in a courthouse, after years of police corruption and impunity. Akku Yadav Case: When Women Hacked Off Serial Rape-Murder Accused's Privates In Court In this week's Most Shocking Crimes, we take a look at Akku Yadav , who terrorized slums in Maharashtra's Nagpur through murder and rape. In 2004, he was lynched by his victims in the court. Yadav ’s victims had attempted to stop him. Despite the formidable stigma attached to being raped, they had reported his violence to the authorities, only to find their complaints ignored by the police or dismissed by court officials. Yadav was skilled at manipulating men in power, bribing them ... Almost 20 years on from the justice killing of Akku Yadav , India is still struggling to curb the number of sexual offences against women.
