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| India outcry after eight-month-old baby raped | |
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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. | "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. | 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. | "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. | 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. |
| Analysis: Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi | Analysis: Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi |
| This distressing case of assault on an infant has shocked India and the extent of her injuries has horrified many to wonder whether we have reached a new low. | This distressing case of assault on an infant has shocked India and the extent of her injuries has horrified many to wonder whether we have reached a new low. |
| But a look at the statistics, compiled by the government, show that such crimes are not uncommon. | But a look at the statistics, compiled by the government, show that such crimes are not uncommon. |
| And worryingly, their numbers are rising rapidly. | And worryingly, their numbers are rising rapidly. |
| According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data, 2016 saw 19,765 cases of child rape being registered in India - a rise of 82% from 2015 when 10,854 cases were recorded. | According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data, 2016 saw 19,765 cases of child rape being registered in India - a rise of 82% from 2015 when 10,854 cases were recorded. |
| A couple of years ago, an 11-month-old was kidnapped by a neighbour while she slept next to her mother and brutally raped for two hours. | A couple of years ago, an 11-month-old was kidnapped by a neighbour while she slept next to her mother and brutally raped for two hours. |
| And in November 2015, a three-month-old was kidnapped and assaulted in the southern city of Hyderabad. | And in November 2015, a three-month-old was kidnapped and assaulted in the southern city of Hyderabad. |