Another teen girl has been raped and set on fire in India


  • World
  • Tuesday, 08 May 2018

This photo taken on May 6, 2018 shows an alleged rapist (C) being held by Indian police, in the case of a 17-year-old girl who was raped and set on fire, at Mufasil police station before being sent to judicial custody in Pakur district, in India's eastern Jharkhand state. A 17-year-old battled for her life May 7 after being raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire, the second such case to shake India as it battles an increase in sexual crimes. / AFP PHOTO /.

A 17-year-old battled for her life Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire, the second such case to shake India as it battles an increase in sexual crimes.

The teenager was attacked on the same day and in the same eastern state of Jharkhand as a 16-year-old who was raped and burned to death.

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