National
June 23, 2022

In a shocking incident in Bihar, a woman has been put on fire by two men who wanted to rape her. The woman when resisted with her full force, and the men got angry and put petrol on her and set her on the blaze. The woman to save her jumped into the pond. However, even being shifted to the hospital quickly, she is in critical condition as she has received 60 percent burns. The two men have been arrested by the police.
“As per the statement of the victim, she was guarding the vegetable farmland in the village. One of the accused Amar Yadav arrived with his friend and tried to overpower her to violate her. As the victim resisted with her full force and foiled their attempt to rape her, the accused poured petrol on her body and set her on fire. The victim, in a bid to save her life, jumped into the nearby pond,” Vijay Kumar, the SHO of Pupri police station said.
“The victim was rescued by the villagers and taken to the hospital in Sitamarhi. Later, she was referred to SKMCH Muzaffarpur. We had immediately conducted raids in the hideouts of the accused and managed to arrest both of them,” he said.