Woman burnt alive for resisting rape in UP

Badaun UP, Nov 2: In a tragic incident, a woman was burnt alive by her brother-in-law at a village in Uttar Pradesh after she resisted his attempt to rape her.

The Police said that "A 27-year-old woman was burnt alive allegedly by her brother-in-law at a village here after she resisted his attempt to rape her".

They added that "the incident took place last night when Neelam, a widow, was alone at her house in Labhari and she died on the spot after she was burnt alive".

The police added that "the woman's father has lodged a complaint and a search has been launched to arrest the accused, Jitendra and case has been booked against him under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code".

Further details are yet to be revealed.