A Dalit woman was allegedly raped and set on fire in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said on Friday. The victim, who suffered 40% burn injuries, is undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Jodhpur, they said.
According to a report by India Today, the woman in her complaint stated that 30-year-old Shakoor Khan trespassed her house and raped her. Members of the Dalit community demonstrated outside the police station after relatives of the woman claimed that the police hesitated to register the case initially, the report said.
Pachpadra police station SHO Rajendra Singh said the alleged incident occurred on Thursday. The accused allegedly raped the woman and then poured some chemical on her before setting her on fire.
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The accused, who lives near the victim's house, has been arrested, Singh said.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the police added.
(With inputs from PTI)
