MP girl dies after being raped, set on fire

A minor girl who was raped and later set on fire on Jan 27 at Salakhedi village in Madhya Pradesh died at Indore's MY Hospital today.

A minor girl who was raped and later set on fire on Jan 27 at Salakhedi village in Madhya Pradesh died at Indore's MY Hospital on Sunday.

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Rajendra allegedly raped the Class 10th student and when she said she would complain about it, he set her ablaze after pouring kerosene on her, additional superintendent of police, Sachindra Chouhan, said.

A police team has been sent to Salakhedi to arrest the accused, the ASP said.