India: woman set on fire on way to testify against alleged rapists
Woman left with 70% burns in latest brutal attack as film director’s tweets on rape spark outcry
An Indian woman has been set on fire on her way to a court hearing to testify against two men who had allegedly raped her.
The 23-year-old is in a critical condition in hospital with 70% burns after she was set upon by five men in the city of Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. They dragged her to a field, doused her with petrol and set her alight.