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A total of 169 children were raped in the country from January to May 2019, according to a local independent rights body.
Some 65 cases were filed in connection with the incidents, according to a data of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).
Of the victims, 33 were 7 to 12 years of old while 31 others aged below 6, it also revealed.
In 2018, 521 children fell victim to rape, the ASK data added.