The long Diwali weekend was marred by reports of two ghastly rapes in Mumbai. On Saturday, a nine-year-old girl was raped in Wadala, while a 12-year-old was kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered in Govandi (West).

According to the second victim’s family members, the girl was mentally challenged. Reports state that a local NGO worker following the case said she was made to suffer brutally: cotton wool was found stuffed in her mouth and in her private parts.