15-year-old Indian girl dies after being raped, set on fire

A 15-year-old Indian girl who was raped and set on fire this week died Wednesday in the New Delhi hospital where she was being treated for severe burns, police said. Police have arrested a 20-year-old man and charged him with raping and burning the girl Monday in a village outside New Delhi, one of several […]

A 15-year-old Indian girl who was raped and set on fire this week died Wednesday in the New Delhi hospital where she was being treated for severe burns, police said.
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man and charged him with raping and burning the girl Monday in a village outside New Delhi, one of several recently reported cases of rapes of women or children in India.
Following the attack, the girl was taken to the hospital with burns over 95 percent of her body. She succumbed early Wednesday, said Uttar Pradesh state police constable Yadram Singh.
The girl’s family said the man had been stalking her for several months. Her father had filed a police complaint and police issued a warning to him last year.
The man was charged Tuesday with several offenses, including rape and attempted murder. Since the girl has died, the attempted murder charge will be changed to murder, Singh said.