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| A five-year-old girl has died after being raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an official has said. | A five-year-old girl has died after being raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an official has said. |
| The girl suffered cardiac arrest and died late on Monday at a hospital in Nagpur city in neighbouring Maharashtra state where she was being treated for injuries from the assault on 18 April, said Bharat Yadav, and official for Seoni district, where the attack occurred. | The girl suffered cardiac arrest and died late on Monday at a hospital in Nagpur city in neighbouring Maharashtra state where she was being treated for injuries from the assault on 18 April, said Bharat Yadav, and official for Seoni district, where the attack occurred. |
| Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack, he said. | Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack, he said. |
| The girl was lured by one of the men to a farm, where she was then raped by the other man, who was a friend of her parents, Yadav said. The parents, poor construction workers, were at work when the attack occurred, he said. | The girl was lured by one of the men to a farm, where she was then raped by the other man, who was a friend of her parents, Yadav said. The parents, poor construction workers, were at work when the attack occurred, he said. |
| Ravi Manadiar, an administrator at the hospital, said the girl suffered a brain injury when the men tried to smother her cries and was in a coma from 20 April until she died. | Ravi Manadiar, an administrator at the hospital, said the girl suffered a brain injury when the men tried to smother her cries and was in a coma from 20 April until she died. |
| India has seen a recent sharp rise in the number of rapes and sexual crimes against women and children. Officials say the spike has resulted from more people reporting the crimes. | India has seen a recent sharp rise in the number of rapes and sexual crimes against women and children. Officials say the spike has resulted from more people reporting the crimes. |
| Earlier this month, another five-year-old girl was kidnapped, raped and tortured by two men who then abandoned her in a locked room in New Delhi. She is still recovering at a hospital in the city. | Earlier this month, another five-year-old girl was kidnapped, raped and tortured by two men who then abandoned her in a locked room in New Delhi. She is still recovering at a hospital in the city. |
| Police allegedly refused to register a case when the girl's parents reported that their daughter was missing. Hundreds of people protested outside police headquarters in New Delhi for three days, angry over allegations of police inaction and indifference to the parents' complaints. | Police allegedly refused to register a case when the girl's parents reported that their daughter was missing. Hundreds of people protested outside police headquarters in New Delhi for three days, angry over allegations of police inaction and indifference to the parents' complaints. |
| The attacks on the young girls come four months after the fatal gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus sparked outrage across India about the treatment of women in the country. The December attack spurred the government to pass tough laws for crimes against women, including the death penalty for repeat offenders or for rape attacks that lead to the victim's death. | The attacks on the young girls come four months after the fatal gang rape of a woman on a New Delhi bus sparked outrage across India about the treatment of women in the country. The December attack spurred the government to pass tough laws for crimes against women, including the death penalty for repeat offenders or for rape attacks that lead to the victim's death. |
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