Even during the protests against Nirbhaya, rapes continued unabated which made to wonder whether there was real increase in the incidents or media started more on them only after Nirbhaya incident? Now more recently 5 yr old kid was brutally raped and even before the anger could subside another 6yrs old and 4 yrs old were raped in North. This brings to question why rapists are selecting small kids?
One gets the impression that after Nirbhaya incident, women became extra protective and started carrying pepper powder and other armour to defend themselves. Rapists might have felt that it will be risky to target them as happened in some places where women jumped out of vehicles throwing pepper powder. So they are selecting soft targets small kids for their psychic enjoyment as they can not defend themselves. There is also another feeling that they are using small kids for practicals before preparing for final assault on women!