11-year-old girl in India raped by 17 men since January, police say

The incidents took place from mid-January, according to S. Rajendran, the deputy commissioner of police for Chennai's Kilpauk district. They were reported to police Sunday after the girl told her family.

The 17 men -- who worked in the building as security and facilities personnel -- are under arrest, according to Rajendran.

This latest case follows a string of others that have rattled India in recent months.

In a separate case in May, a 16-year-old girl was gang-raped and burned to death in the northeastern state of Jharkhand, authorities said.

Six men were accused of raping five anti-trafficking workers last month. In another case in June, three adults, including a school principal and two teachers, and 16 minors were arrested on allegations that they repeatedly raped a 15-year-old.

And last week, a lawmaker from India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was charged with raping a teenager. Her father was allegedly beaten to death for complaining about it.