The rapes of two young children in Delhi have sparked anger
and concerns over the authorities' continuing failure to protect women and
children in India's national capital, Delhi.
Two 17-year-old boys were arrested on Sunday in connection
with the rape of a two-and-a-half year old girl in west Delhi, police said.
Separately, three men were arrested over the gang rape of a
five-year-old in the east of the capital city.
The "gruesome" acts have once again brought the
issue of women and children's safety in the spotlight.
"Abduction and sexual victimisation are the urban
realities of the capital, which constantly haunt every parent. Frightened,
cautious parents are pulling in all help they can garner to ensure that
children stay safe in the city," says an article in the Hindu newspaper.
Some commentators are also asking if the anger that India
had witnessed after the gang rape and murder of a student in 2012 have
"fizzled out".
"Where is that outrage after the [2012] Nirbhaya rape?
Maybe we are all jaded or just looking out for our own. Even if there are
degrees of crime, what would be rarer than raping two tiny girls, except that
on our streets it is no longer rare?" asks blogger Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava
on the NDTV website.
The incidents have also left many social media users
"frustrated" and angry
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