Karnataka woman burnt alive after resisting rape attempt

• A woman was allegedly burnt alive after she resisted a rape attempt by a man in Karnataka's Yadgir district.

Aman allegedly burnt alive a woman in the Yadgir district of Karnataka after she resisted a rape attempt by him earlier this week. The accused, identified as Gangappa Basappa, allegedly barged into the victim's house in Surpur taluk and attempted to rape her around 2 am on Monday. When the victim resisted the rape attempt, the accused doused her with petrol and set her on fire. The victim sustained 95 per cent burn injuries. She was rushed to a hospital where she succumbed to her injures, Times Now reported on Wednesday. The incident came to light when the victim did not step out of her home in the morning, her sister was quoted as saying. "The accused tried to rape the woman in the middle of the night. The woman resisted this. The accused then went outside and took petrol out of his bike and set the woman on fire. The woman suffered serious burn injuries," CB Vendamurthy, SP Yadgir, was quoted by the report said saying. Meanwhile, Karnataka Minister Araga Jnanendra said, "An unfortunate and inhumane incident has taken place at a village in Yadgir district. One accused has been taken into custody. The investigation is on and the accused will be punished as per the law. Since the probe is underway, it won't be fair on my part to comment on this. Let the probe conclude." (Source: India Today)