People of different communities in West Bengal, India, participated in a candlelight march against the growing number of rape cases on Tuesday. /VGC Photo

Many people hold candles and posters, showing their outrage over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old in the Indian-administered Kashmir state. The young girl was allegedly abducted, drugged, gang-raped, tortured and killed in January. /VGC Photo

Another unnamed eight-year-old girl was raped and strangled when attending a wedding ceremony with her parents in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. /VGC Photo

The recent rape cases have left India struggling with rage and grief. According to India’s National Crime Records Bureau, rape cases of minors have doubled between 2012 and 2016. More than 40 percent of the country's female victims were minor children. /VGC Photo