Brave Girl Set Ablaze for Resisting r*pe Attempt

A teenage girl was allegedly set ablaze by a
young man after she resisted his attempt to
r*pe her in Pratapgarh district, India.
According to police sources, the 16-year-old girl was
sleeping in her house in Tina village in Lalganj area
when the man managed to enter the residence and
tried to r*pe her.
When the girl resisted, the accused sprinkled
kerosene oil on her and set her ablaze.
She was seriously injured and has been admitted to
a local hospital in a critical condition.
At the time of the incident, girl’s parents had not
been present and were out-of-station, the sources
said.
A police search for the accused has been initiated
while investigation into the matter is on, they said.