A gang-rape victim who was set on fire in India by a group of men as she travelled to court to testify against her alleged attackers has died.
The unnamed woman, 23, was set upon by a gang, including two of the five men she had accused of forcing themselves on her last year.
They had been released on police bail and allegedly dragged her into a field, where she was doused in kerosene and set alight.
She suffered 90% burns and died late on Friday night of a heart attack, according to doctors in India.
Her death came the same day that police shot dead four men being held on suspicion of raping and killing a 27-year-old vet.
The horrific attack against the 23-year-old happened in the state of Uttar Pradesh, which is notorious for its poor record regarding crimes against women.
She had filed a rape complaint with police in Unnao district in March alleging she had been…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
