Thursday, November 27, 2014

Indian Girl Dies After Revenge Fire Attack

                                                           

        A girl has died in northern India a week after a gang of men set her alight for fighting back when they tried to molest her.The 15-year-old's family told police six men had dragged her inside her house after she objected to their lewd gestures and attempts to touch her.She was doused in kerosene and set on fire.The attack happened in Shahjahanpur village, Uttar Pradesh state, and is the latest in a series of horrific sexually-motivated attacks in the country.The girl was taken to hospital but died on Sunday night, police superintendent RK Sahu revealed."Four of the six accused have been arrested," he said."All of them belong to the same village and are of the same caste as that of the girl." Police are hunting for the other two men.India's attitude to violent attacks on women has been in the spotlight in recent years after a number of shocking cases.Via.sky news.

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