The accused took the girl to his residence where he raped and abused her throughout the night. Early on Saturday morning, the accused youth threw her out of his house. In the afternoon, she set herself on fire. She was rushed to the hospital where she was declared brought dead. West Bengal Shocker: Minor Rape Victim Sets Herself on Fire in Murshidabad, Dies; Accused Absconding.
"We tried to take her to the hospital on a cot but she died on the way," he said.
Bamangola Block Development Officer (BDO) Raju Kundu told PTI, "The woman was ill for the last few days and was being taken to the hospital but she died on the way." West Bengal: Woman Dies While Being Taken to Hospital on Charpoy in Malda After Ambulances Deny Service Due to 'Bad Road Condition'.
Berhampur: The special Pocso court at Phulbani in Kandhamal district on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for.