Nashik gang-rape victim succumbs to burn injuries

02 September,2011 09:43 AM IST |   |  Agencies

A minor girl, who was allegedly set afire after being gangraped by three teenagers, today succumbed to her burn injuries, police said.


A minor girl, who was allegedly set afire after being gangraped by three teenagers, today succumbed to her burn injuries, police said.

In the ghastly incident which occurred on Tuesday, the accused trio forcefully gained entry into the house of the 14-year-old victim at Aringale Farm in Nashik Road area when her parents were away and took turns to rape her, they said, adding the boys then set her ablaze.

The girl, who suffered 96 per cent burns and was undergoing treatment at the Bytco Hospital here, died today, police said.

The three accused, who were arrested yesterday and booked under section 307 (attempt to murder) and section 376 (rape) of the IPC, were sent to a remand home by a juvenile court.

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