Gangrape survivor set ablaze in UP's Unnao by accused out on bail

A 20-year-old gang-rape victim was set ablaze in Sindupur village. The woman suffered 90% burns and has now been shifted to Lucknow for further treatment.

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Days after the Hyderabad veterinary doctor was gang-raped and murdered, another incident has shocked Uttar Pradesh's Unnao. A 20-year-old gang-rape victim was set ablaze on Thursday, December 5, in Sindupur village area by a group of men who raped her in March. The rape accused, along with his friends who were out on bail, took the victim outside her village into the fields and doused her in petrol before setting her on fire.

Victim suffers 90% burns, shifted to Lucknow hospital

Police rushed to the spot. The woman was taken to a nearby government hospital where she was in a critical condition. The victim has suffered 90 percent burns and has now been shifted to Lucknow for further treatment. Four people have been arrested in connection with the case, the main accused, Shivam Trivedi, is still absconding.

'Four arrested, main accused absconding': Police

Rape in India — A protester with a gag tied around her mouth takes part in a silent protest for a gang rape victim in New Delhi December 29, 2012. The Indian woman whose gang rape in New Delhi triggered violent protests died of her injuries on Saturday in a Singapore hospital, bringing a security lockdown in Delhi and recognition from India's prime minister that social change is needed.REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

The police said, "Four people have been arrested in connection with the case, main accused Shivam Trivedi is still absconding. Earlier, Vikrant Vir, Senior police official from Unnao said in a NDTV report, "We got the information in the morning. The woman gave the names of the accused. We have formed teams to arrest the accused. Three men have already been arrested. We are on a lookout for two other men," reported ANI.

Earlier in March, the woman who was gangraped, filed an FIR against two men for raping and filming the act. The local court intervened after which the FIR was filed in Rae Bareli district.

Hyderabad horror

Women protesting in Delhi on Nirbhaya gangrape anniversary — Protesters carry candles as they shout slogans during a protest to mark the first anniversary of the Delhi gang rape, in New Delhi December 16, 2013. A 23-year-old woman was gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012, beaten and then pushed out onto the street along with her male companion. She died two weeks later amid an outpouring of anger across India. Four men were sentenced to death while a teenager was sentenced to juvenile custody.REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

On Thursday, November 28, the burnt body of a veterinary doctor was found at the outskirts of Shadnagar. As per the preliminary probe, the police suspect that the doctor was sexually assaulted. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The Cyberabad police have arrested four people in connection with suspected rape and murder of the veterinary doctor within 24 hours. The police have arrested a lorry driver, cleaner and two others. It is alleged that the suspects had planned to rape the doctor as they were watching her from the time she parked her bike near the toll plaza. They also punctured her bike tyres to trap her.