A 17-year-old girl was set ablaze allegedly by two young men at Unchagaon village in Uttar Pradesh, a day after she resisted their molestation attempt, police said.
The incident happened yesterday when the girl was alone at her home in Unchagaon village, under the Jalesarshe Kotwali.
The two accused, Sonu and Virendra, gagged her and set her on fire after dousing her in kerosene, according to the statement the victim has made to SDM Sandeep Kumar Gupta.
The girl received 60 per cent burn injuries and was rushed to a private clinic in Jalesar town, which referred her to the Aligarah Hospital.
A day before the incident, the accused had allegedly tried to molest the victim after entering her house.
A case has been registered and the accused would soon be arrested, police added.
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