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Unnao case: Rape survivor set on fire on way to court, shifted to Delhi hospital

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In a horrific incident, a woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district was set on fire on Thursday morning when she was on her way to court for the hearing of a rape case she had filed against two men from her village in March.

The victim is critical and has been shifted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital for medical treatment.


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According to police, she was going to a local court for hearing in the rape case and all five men including the two rape-accused, have been arrested.

Among the two rape accused, one was on the run and the other one was released on bail last week.

“The condition of the girl who was set on fire and bought here at 10 am is very serious. She has 90% burn injuries and we are taking utmost care. A team of doctors are observing her,” medical superintendent of the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Hospital, Dr Ashutosh Dubey, was quoted by newswire PTI.

“We saw her coming towards us, screaming for help. She had been set on fire. We were scared. She had walked for nearly one km before she reached us. She was then rushed to a specialised hospital in Lucknow for treatment,” an eyewitness told reporters.

In March, the woman had filed an FIR against the two men in the Unnao district, accusing them of raping her and filming the act. The FIR was filed in Rae Bareli district after the intervention of a local court.

“In her FIR, the woman said that one of the two rape-accused was in a relationship with her in 2018 but he physically exploited her, lured her with a marriage proposal. Later, he refused to get married and raped her with another friend,” SK Bhagat, a senior police officer from Lucknow, told reporters.

National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of the scene and written to UP DGP and OP Singh asking for a report.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Divisional Commissioner Lucknow and Police IG to inspect the incident and submit a report by Thursday evening. Adityanath also told officials that the treatment of the victim to be carried out on government expenses.

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