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New Delhi's chief minister on Wednesday ordered a judicial investigation after

a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered

, a crime that has sparked protests and renewed scrutiny of the country's problem with sexual violence.

Police in the capital believe

the girl was killed when she went to fetch water

from a crematorium near her home in the cantonment area of ​​the city last Sunday.

His family told the media that

the attackers cremated his body

against his wishes.

Four men have been arrested in connection with the girl's murder, Ingit Pratap Singh, the police chief in the south-west of the capital, the area where the alleged crime took place, told Reuters.

All four face

charges of rape, murder and criminal intimidation

.

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets to protest after the crime, blocking the roads and demanding responsibility for the death.

Arvind Kejriwal, the head of the Delhi provincial government who also leads an opposition party, ordered

a judicial review of the case

.

He has not explained why he ordered the review, but called for the central government to act against crime and an opposition leader called for justice for the girl.

"The best lawyers will commit themselves so that the guilty are punished

," Kejriwal said on Twitter.

"The central government must take strict measures to improve law and order in Delhi, we will cooperate fully."

THE PROBLEM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN INDIA

The safety of women and girls has been a major political issue in India since the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus in Delhi in 2012.

In 2019, more than 32,000 rapes were recorded

in India, according to the latest government data - almost four an hour - although experts say those figures are likely to be very conservative due to the stigma involved.

There were also

more than 100,000 abductions of women

, according to the data, a third of them with the aim of forcing them to marry.

Rahul Gandhi, leader of the main opposition party in Congress, visited the girl's family on Wednesday.

"Her parents' tears say only one thing - their daughter, the daughter of this country, deserves justice," Gandhi said.

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