禽兽! 印度一8个月大女婴遭28岁堂兄强奸!

An eight-month-old baby girl has been raped, allegedly by her cousin, in the Indian capital Delhi.

近日，一名八个月大的女婴据称被她的堂兄在印度首都德里强奸。

Police say she is in a critical condition after being admitted to hospital. They have arrested the 28-year-old cousin.

警方表示，该女婴入院后情况危急。他们已经逮捕了这位二十八岁的堂兄。

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who visited the girl, described her injuries as "horrific".

德里妇女事务委员会主席斯瓦蒂·马利瓦尔前去探望了这位女婴，她形容女婴的伤势“令人恐惧”。

Ms Maliwal tweeted that the baby had undergone a three-hour operation and that her cries could be heard in the hospital.

马利瓦尔女士发推称，这名婴儿经历了三个小时的手术，她的哭声回荡在整个医院。

This distressing case of assault on an infant has shocked India and made national headlines. The extent of her injuries has horrified many and prompted them to wonder whether we have reached a new low.

这起令人不安的袭婴事件震惊了印度，并成为全国的头条新闻。她受伤的程度令很多人感到震惊，并使人们怀疑他们是否达到了一个新的底线。

But a look at the statistics, compiled by the government, shows that such crimes are not uncommon. And worryingly, their numbers are rising rapidly.

但从政府统计的数据来看，这样的犯罪行为并不罕见。而令人担忧的是，这些数字正在迅速上升。

According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data, 2016 saw 19,765 cases of child rape being registered in India - a rise of 82% from 2015 when 10,854 cases were recorded.

根据最新的国家犯罪记录局的数据显示，2016年印度有19765起儿童强奸案件，比2015年的10854起上升了82%。