India rape victim dies after being set on fire on way to court
By DW
14 December 2019 |
3:27 pm
The woman who was set alight by a gang of men, including two of her alleged rapists, has died in a New Delhi hospital. A series of rape cases in recent weeks have once again put sexual crimes in India in the spotlight.
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