Hazaribag (Jharkhand): In a horrific incident, a 23-year-old woman was doused with petrol and set on fire in her home in Hazaribag by four persons for resisting a rape attempt, police said on Monday. The woman sustained 65 per cent burns and was undergoing treatment in a Ranchi hospital, said Hazaribag Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chothe. In her statement to the police, the woman said the incident took place on Saturday night in the Charhi area of Hazaribagh, and three of her attackers are her relatives. The fourth person was a neighbour.
The woman suffered about 65 percent burn injuries and was rushed to Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH). But as her condition was critical, she was referred to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi, a doctor, who attended to her at SBMCH said. "An FIR has been registered based on the victim's statement and we have launched a search operation," said the SP.