"Rape[Istan] - 4-year-old who was raped has brain injuries, is on life support - Delhi five-year-old rape victim stable, is speaking to parents and nurses.

"Rape[Istan] - 4-year-old who was raped has brain injuries, is on life support - Delhi five-year-old rape victim stable, is speaking to parents and nurses.(NDtv).Nagpur: The four-year-old girl who was allegedly raped in a village in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday and moved to Nagpur in Maharashtra in an air ambulance last night still unconscious, said doctors attending to her. She has been kept on life support, they added.

Doctors said she has suffered severe brain injuries. The condition of her body is bad, said doctors, adding that her brain is not functioning properly. Her heart and pulse, however, are fine, doctors said.She is unable to breathe normally apparently because her alleged rapist tried to strangle her, doctors added.

The minor was moved to Nagpur amid concerns over her deteriorating health. This morning, she was taken to another hospital for some brain tests.A team six specialist doctors is looking after her round the clock.

The four-year old was lured with a chocolate and kidnapped from outside her home in a village near Seoni on Wednesday. Her parents found her lying unconscious at a farm the next morning, following which she was taken to a hospital in Jabalpur.

While the man who kidnapped her has been arrested, her alleged rapist is still on the run. According to the police, both the men were known to the girl's family.

New Delhi: The five-year-old girl who was brutally raped in the national capital is in "stable" condition after undergoing surgery, doctors said on Sunday.

"She is stable and is responding well to treatment," D.K. Sharma, medical superintendent of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), told reporters.

"Her vital parameters are ok and she faces no threat to her life. She is alert and spoke to her parents and doctors," said Sharma, adding that she had "mild fever".

"The child is showing gradual recovery. She slept well during the night. She is responding well to anti-biotics."

He said the girl, raped by her 22-year-old neighbour, had undergone "colostomy" surgery. This is a procedure to create an alternative route for stool to pass. Hmmmm.....Sometimes you just ask "Why Lord?"Read the full story here.