Shock in India: A girl was killed by murderers and devoured by dogs

The Indian authorities on Tuesday deployed hundreds of police officers and suspended the Internet connection in a city in the north of the country, in tension between the communities for the murder. of a two year old girl.

The corpse of the little Hindu family It was discovered in early June in decomposition at a landfill in a district town of Aligarh, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the investigators, she was killed by two Muslim men in retaliation because the victim's grandfather had not made a loan of 10,000 rupees (about $ 144). However, they also pointed to religious differences since There is a territorial conflict in the region.

Various Hindu groups They demonstrated in the town of Tappal, where the girl was born, to demand "immediate justice" against those responsible.

Police prevented Monday that a senior group official Hindu far rightVishwa Hindu Parishad will visit the home of the victim's family.

On Sunday, members of another radical group gathered to ask the death penalty for suspects. Hindu organizations tried to hold a "grand badembly", but security forces prevented it.

Chandra Bhushan Singh, a District Administrative Officer, reported on the "preventive" measures taken. "We launched section 144[L'articleducodepénalqui[elartículodelcódigopenalque[l'articleducodepénalqui[elartículodelcódigopenalquebanned meetings likely cause disturbances]and we suspend internet in Tappal, "he told the AFP.

"Police reinforcements have been deployed as a precautionary measure," he added.

In addition, the agency Press Trust of Indian He added that the authorities also monitored people sharing false information this can trigger "tensions between communities".

The number of acts of violence against minors It has increased dramatically in recent years in India, with nearly 100,000 cases in 2016, five times more than ten years ago. Although some experts believe that it is a proliferation of complaints.

On Monday, three Hindus were sentenced to life sentence for rape and the murder of a Muslim girl in the Jammu and Kashmir region, also in the north of the country.