18-year-old burns herself after gang rape in Kota; investigation underway

Kota (rural) police commissioner Karan Sharma said they received information on Friday morning that a woman had been admitted to the hospital with burn injuries.

The victim’s father narrated the incident to the police and said that the accused kidnapped their daughter from their house on Thursday evening and took her to a shop. One of the accused sat outside while the others raped the woman.

“When her uncle got up at night to drink water, he noticed that his niece was not in the house. He went outside to look for her and heard her screaming from a shop. When he tried to open the door, the other accused who were sitting outside beat him. After the commotion, the door of the shop was opened and the woman came out crying,” he said.

After the incident, the woman locked herself in her room and set herself on fire. The family managed to extinguish the flames and take her to hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, police said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Shivam Joshi said that based on the father’s complaint, a case has been registered against the accused under sections 376 (D) (gang rape), 366 (abduction) and 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code. PTI SDA HIG HIG

This report is auto-generated by PTI News Service. ThePrint takes no responsibility for its content.

Read full report