Ranchi: A teenage girl was raped and burnt alive in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district early on Saturday, police said.
According to police, the 16-year-old girl was alone in her home at Vishnugarh village as her parents had gone to attend a marriage in a nearby village.
She was sleeping when some people barged into the house, raped her and set her on fire.
"Initially, it appears that she was killed after being raped to destroy the evidence. We are trying to find the people involved in the incident. At least two people could be involved in the incident," a police official said, adding that the criminals must have been aware her parents were not at home.
According to police, the 16-year-old girl was alone in her home at Vishnugarh village as her parents had gone to attend a marriage in a nearby village.
She was sleeping when some people barged into the house, raped her and set her on fire.
"Initially, it appears that she was killed after being raped to destroy the evidence. We are trying to find the people involved in the incident. At least two people could be involved in the incident," a police official said, adding that the criminals must have been aware her parents were not at home.
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