A fast track court in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur has sentenced two men for raping an 8-year-old, less than two months after the incident that caused a nationwide outrage.
The two men—Iran and Asif—had lured the child standing outside her school in Mandsaur on June 26, raped her, tortured her, and then slit her throat. Footage in close circuit cameras showed the child, a Class 2 student, walking away with a man.
The incident sparked massive protests in the state against rising sexual violence in the state. The incident also sparked a nationwide reaction, with leaders such as Congress president Rahul Gandhi accusing Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan of inadequate measures for preventing sexual violence in the state. Agencies
