Dalit girl, who was gangraped and set on fire in UP’s Pilibhit, dies in Lucknow (Hindustan Times)

After allegedly gang-raping the 16-year-old girl, they poured diesel on her and set her on fire in a bid to kill her in Madhav Tanda area on September 7.

The girl was rushed to a hospital with severe burn injuries.(Pic for representational purpose only)

A Dalit girl, who was allegedly gangraped and set on fire by two men in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Lucknow on Monday.

After allegedly gang-raping the 16-year-old girl, they poured diesel on her and set her on fire in a bid to kill her in Madhav Tanda area on September 7. She was rushed to a hospital with severe burn injuries.

The matter, however, came to light when a video, wherein the victim is narrating her ordeal, went viral three days later.

Superintendent of police Dinesh Kumar Prabhu had earlier said the two men as Rajveer, 19, and Tarachand alias Tarun Kumar, 25, were arrested and sent to jail.

This story was originally published in hindustantimes.com . Read the full story here

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