Girl, 15, raped in New Delhi, set on fire
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A 15-year-old girl was fighting for her life in a New Delhi hospital yesterday after being raped and set on fire on the rooftop terrace of her family’s home in a village outside the city, police said.
The attack is just one of several recently reported cases of rape in India — underlining the persistence of such violence despite a public outcry three years ago that led to stronger laws to prevent sexual assault.
In the latest case, police have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping and attempting to burn the girl to death on Monday in Tigri village, near the New Delhi suburb of Noida in Uttar Pradesh state, according to constable Yadram Singh of the Bisrakh police station.
Singh said the man “had burns on his hands” and was charged with several offenses, including rape, attempted murder, and assault of a minor.
The girl was in critical condition with severe burns over most of her body and was being treated in a New Delhi hospital, Singh said. Media reported that she was suffering from burns on 95 percent of her body.
Singh’s police report describes how the girl’s parents found her with severe burns, after hearing her screaming from the rooftop terrace a few hours before dawn Monday.
The girl later told police that she was raped, beaten and then set on fire by a man who she said had been stalking her.
India’s women and children are considered particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and harassment thanks to social taboos against speaking about sexual assault.
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