SICK paedophiles who rape kids will now face the death penalty after a new bill was passed in an Indian state.

The bill titled "the punishment method" unanimously passed in the Madhya Pradesh assembly on Monday.

2 Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called for beasts who rape girls younger than 12 should be 'hanged to death Credit: Reuters

It states beasts who rape children younger than 12 should be "hanged till death".

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said: "People who rape 12-year-old girls are not human, they are demons. They do not have the right to live."

He added: "There are people in society who can be set right only by severe punishments. (The bill) will deal with them. We will also raise awareness in society against such crimes."

The bill also raises the minimum sentence for paedophile rapists to 14 years and for gang rapists to 20 years.It must now be approved by the president and federal government before it can be signed into law.

2 The bill also raises the minimum sentence for paedophile rapists to 14 years and for gang rapists to 20 years Credit: AFP - Getty

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Campaigners warned the death penalty may induce child rapists to also murder their victims to eliminate evidence - as they can be found guilty by a child's testimony.

Maydha Pradesh, in central India, has only the fifth largest population of the Indian states but the highest number of rape reports.

Other crimes punishable by death in India include murder, abetting the suicide of a minor, drug trafficking and, in Gujarat only, manufacture and sale of poisoned alcohol which resualts in death.

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