New Delhi – A 15-year-old Indian girl who was allegedly raped and set on fire in a village near Delhi, died in hospital on Wednesday.
According to a spokesman for Safdarjung Hospital, the girl had suffered 95-per-cent burns.
The senior police official, Rakesh Yadav, said that investigation had commenced.
Yadav said a 20-year-old man allegedly entered the girl’s house on Monday and assaulted her.
The victim’s parents said the man had been stalking her for months.
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However, the man has been arrested and faced rape and murder charges.
Attacks on women have been in the spotlight in Delhi after the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a bus in December 2012. (dpa/NAN)