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'Brutality this young child was subjected to sickens me': Rahul tweets on Mandsaur rape victim

'Brutality this young child was subjected to sickens me': Rahul tweets on Mandsaur rape victim

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Earlier Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said that investigation into the incident was not going in the right direction and demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident.

Congress president on Saturday expressed concern over the brutality that the 8-year-old girl was subjected to in Mandsaur,Madhya Pradesh and said 'as a nation, we must come together to protect our children and bring the attackers to speedy justice''.

''In Mandsaur,MP, an 8-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped and is battling for her life. The brutality this young child was subjected to sickens me. As a nation, we must come together to protect our children and bring the attackers to speedy justice,'' he tweeted.

Earlier Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said that investigation into the incident was not going in the right direction and demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident.

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''It took a lot of time to lodge an FIR in the rape case of an 8-year-old girl in Mandsaur. Even today the investigation is not going in the right direction. We demand a CBI inquiry in the case. Women in my state don't feel safe,'' said Jyotiraditya Scindia.

An eight-year-old girl was abducted from her school in Hafiz Colony in Mandsaur and allegedly gang-raped at her house in Mandsaur three days ago.

She is presently battling for her life in the hospital.

So far, Madhya Pradesh Police has arrested two people in connection with the incident.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday condemned the incident and said the accused should be hanged till death.

Meanwhile, locals in the district have been protesting against the incident, demanding death penalty to the accused.