Watch: RLSP worker receives burn injuries while burning Nitish Kumar's effigy

While burning the effigy of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a Rashtriya Lok Samata Party worker received burn injuries on his face. The workers were protesting against the abduction and rape of a minor girl from Bihar's Chhapra district.

Bihar: Umesh Sahni, a Rashtriya Lok Samata Party worker received burn injuries on his face while he was burning the effigy of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar along with other party workers on Tuesday in Bihar as a mark of protest against the abduction and rape of a minor girl from Bihar's Chhapra district.

The incident took place when the workers were pouring petrol on the effigy and some of it got spilt on the worker's face accidentally.

Sahni has suffered minor burns on his cheeks and his forehead.

A minor girl was allegedly abducted and raped in a moving car in Bihar's Chhapra district on Saturday, June 29. The alleged incident is said to have taken place within the limits of Bheldi police station. After raping the girl, the accused allegedly pushed her out of the vehicle.