Set on fire after failed gang rape attempt, says UP college student By Mansoor| Published: 24th February 2021 11:15 pm IST Representational Image Shahjahanpur: A college student who was found lying without clothes and severely burnt along a national highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district has claimed she was set on fire after a failed attempt to gang-rape her, police said on Wednesday. Police sources said a few suspects have been taken into custody for questioning and they were “very close” to cracking the case. According to Superintendent of Police S Anand, the girl told investigators that three people tried to rape her in a field near Rai Kheda village on Monday and when they did not succeed, they poured kerosene and set her on fire.