Pregnant Woman Gang-raped, Set Ablaze In Madhya Pradesh's Morena

The victim had gone to a village to work out a compromise with a woman who had accused her husband of rape, Alok Parihar, inspector of Ambah police station said

A 34-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly raped by three men and set on fire in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, police said on Saturday.

The victim, who sustained 80 per cent burns, is battling for her life in a hospital in Gwalior, an official said.

The incident occurred in Chand Ka Pura village, around 3 km from Ambah town in Morena district on Friday, he said.

The victim had gone to a village to work out a compromise with a woman who had accused her husband of rape, Alok Parihar, inspector of Ambah police station, told PTI.

The victim was, however, allegedly raped by three men who were present in the woman's house. 

Later, the three men and the accused woman poured fuel on her and set her ablaze, the official said.

A video has been shared with the police in which the victim, being rushed to a hospital in a vehicle, is heard saying that she was first gang raped and then the accused woman and the men had set her ablaze, he said.

The victim's husband, who is out on bail in the rape case, has handed the video to the police, Parihar said. 

While the victim has recorded her statement with the magistrate, the police were yet to record her statement, he said, adding that the investigations are underway. 

In another incident of violence against women, a six-year-old blind girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.

The survivor, who has other physical disabilities, has been hospitalised, while the accused is on the run, according to a report in The Times of India.

The victim's parents are daily wage labourers, who had migrated to Shivpuri around six months ago.