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| Eight-month-old baby raped in India capital Delhi | Eight-month-old baby raped in India capital Delhi |
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| An eight-month-old baby girl has been raped allegedly by her cousin in the Indian capital, Delhi. | An eight-month-old baby girl has been raped allegedly by her cousin in the Indian capital, Delhi. |
| The girl is reportedly in a critical condition at a local hospital where she was brought in on Sunday. | The girl is reportedly in a critical condition at a local hospital where she was brought in on Sunday. |
| Police told the media that they had arrested the 28-year-old accused, described as a daily wage worker. | Police told the media that they had arrested the 28-year-old accused, described as a daily wage worker. |
| Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who visited the infant in hospital on Monday night, described her injuries as "horrific". | Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who visited the infant in hospital on Monday night, described her injuries as "horrific". |
| The incident happened on Sunday but came to light on Monday after local media reported it. | The incident happened on Sunday but came to light on Monday after local media reported it. |
| Ms Maliwal tweeted that the girl had to undergo a three-hour operation. | Ms Maliwal tweeted that the girl had to undergo a three-hour operation. |
| "Her heart-rending cries could be heard in the intensive-care unit of the hospital. She has horrific injuries in her internal organs," she tweeted. | |
| She posted another tweet expressing her anguish. | |
| "What to do? How can Delhi sleep today when 8 month baby has been brutally raped in capital? Have we become so insensitive or we have simply accepted this as our fate?" she tweeted. | |
| Ms Maliwal also posted a direct appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that "stricter laws and more police resources" were needed to protect girls in the country. | |
| Scrutiny of sexual violence has grown in India since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus in the capital Delhi. | Scrutiny of sexual violence has grown in India since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus in the capital Delhi. |
| The crime sparked days of protests and forced the government to introduce tougher anti-rape laws, including the death penalty. | The crime sparked days of protests and forced the government to introduce tougher anti-rape laws, including the death penalty. |
| However, brutal sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country. | However, brutal sexual attacks against women and children continue to be reported across the country. |