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An eight-year-old girl was gang raped after being lured away by a man while she waited for her dad to pick up from school in India - just days after a six-year-old was murdered and mutilated in the same state.

A senior cop said those behind the latest attack have "no right to live", and vowed to do everything possible to ensure they are executed.

The vile rapists slit the girl's throat, leaving her in a critical condition during the brutal attack on Tuesday, which sparked mass protests in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

In a separate attack on Wednesday, June 20, a six-year-old girl was raped, murdered and mutilated after being lured away from a wedding in the city of Gwalior.

The little girl was last seen walking hand-in-hand with a man into the darkness at around 11.30pm, after he reportedly promised her ice cream.

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Her body was found 500 metres from the wedding venue the following morning, and police said a stone had been used to disfigure her face beyond recognition.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the girl's murder.

Doctors at Indore's MY Hospital have said the eight-year-old girl's condition is improving, describing her as stable.

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She required two operations because of the injuries she suffered, and was left deeply traumatised by the attack in Mandsaur.

Two men, aged 20 and 24, have been arrested on suspicion of raping her.

The state's chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, told The Indian Express : "They are a burden on the society and have no right to live.

“The accused has already been arrested and there is evidence against him. We will ensure through fast-track courts that he will get capital punishment at the earliest."