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Rape and killing of seven-year-old girl heightens Indian outrage

Protesters have demanded action from the authorities over the increasing sexual assaults in the area. [AFP]

The body of a seven-year-old girl who had been raped and strangled was found in India Tuesday, compounding outrage over a series of horrific sexual attacks on women or girls.

Nationwide protests have been held in the past week over the gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in Jammu and Kashmir state.

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