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The claim

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticized India, stating that the India is a slave to a sick mentality, where rallies are held to save rapists.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

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Original review summary

The review says neither the UN nor Guterres called India a “slave to a sick mentality” over rape incidents. It reports that Guterres described the 2018 Kathua rape and murder as “horrific” and expressed hope that the accused would be punished.[S1]

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  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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