Suspected rape and murder of girl sparks protests in Indian capital

Tina Verma, 27, a social activist, holds a placard which reads: ‘Hang the killers of 9-year old child’ (AP)

Angry villagers have held a protest outside a crematorium in the Indian capital New Delhi where they say a nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered earlier this week.

The protesters, sitting on a makeshift stage, held placards demanding justice for the girl, who lived nearby.