UP Horror: 15-Year-Old Rape Victim Succumbs To Burn Injuries in Etawah; Two Arrested

Mainpuri, Oct 18: The 15-year-old rape victim, who was allegedly raped by a relative and then set on fire, succumbed to her burn injuries during treatment at the Saifai Medical College hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah, police said.

The girl was raped three months ago by a relative, who lives in the same village, police added. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: School Principal Locks Minor Girl Student in Room, Chops Off Her Hair in Farrukhabad; Booked Under POCSO Act.

On October 6, when she complained of a pain in her stomach, her mother took her to a community health centre where the doctor declared her pregnant.

When the victim’s mother raised the matter with the mother and sister of the accused, they offered to get her married to the alleged rapist and took the girl with them.

On October 8 late evening, the accused allegedly set the girl on fire with petrol.

Superintendent of Police (SP), Kamlesh Dixit said that the girl was rushed to a community health centre hospital from where she was referred to the Saifai Medical Collage with critical burn injuries. UP Shocker: Father on Hunger Strike After Daughter Elopes With Boyfriend in Bijnor, Takes Rs 3 Lakh Cash From House; Case Registered.

The victim’s parents told mediapersons that they had been getting threats from the accused, and were forced to cremate their daughter in Etawah on Monday instead of the village where they live.

The SP said that the police have arrested the accused and his mother, while his sister, alleged to be complicit in the crime, is still absconding.