Same men who raped woman in Unnao attack again; set her on fire

Uttar Pradesh: Gangrape criminals in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district assaulted, stabbed and set ablaze the woman who complained against them on Thursday. The 30-year-old woman was on her way to the railway station to catch an early morning train to Rae Bareli when she was stopped by the accused according to police reports.

The rape survivor was admitted to district hospital Unnao from where she has been shifted to Lucknow civil hospital.

In her statement to the police, the woman said the six men first hit her on the head and attacked with a knife on the neck. They then proceeded to pour kerosene and set her on fire, as she was getting into a slump. Some of the nearby passengers came forward to help the victim. The police were called through the helpline 112, but the accused had fled the scene by then.

As per statements from Vikrant Veer, the Unnao Superintendent of Police, three of the six perpetrators have been taken into custody. Search is on for the other three. The assailants earlier had raped her in March 2019 and she had filed an FIR against them. They got out on bail after being in custody for the crime and proceeded to attack the same victim again.