A woman was allegedly gang-raped and later set on fire by a father-son duo after hitching a ride on their cart on the way home in Mishrikh area in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, police said on Friday.
Both the accused have been detained while the woman was admitted in the district hospital with critical burns.
Sitapur Superintendent of Police RP Singh said the incident happened on Thursday after information was received on 112 emergency service that a woman in her thirties was allegedly raped and set on fire by two persons in Mishrikh area in Naimisharanya.
Mr Singh said the woman was going to Mishrikh from her maternal home in Sidhauli area and took lift from the cart-puller, who is one of the accused, on the way home.
Both the accused - a 55-year-old man and his adult son - have been detained by police and interrogation is on, the SP added.
He said that the woman was admitted in the district hospital in Sitapur where a team of doctors confirmed that she had 30 per cent burn injuries but is out of danger, the police officer said.
The woman will be sent for a medical examination and police teams have been constituted for a detailed probe in the matter, the SP said.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
2 Women Gang-raped In UP, 3 Accused Arrested After Encounter: Cops Woman Climbs Water Tank, Demands Action Against Her Rapists In UP Out On Bail Rape Accused Kill Woman's Mother, Injure 3 Others In UP: Cops Barack Obama Wants Joe Biden To Pull Out Of US Presidential Race: Report World's Largest Isolated Tribe Makes Rare Appearance In New Footage 32 Dead In Bangladesh Unrest, Protesters Set Fire To State TV Headquarters Comedy Legend Bob Newhart Dead At 94: Publicist Israeli Strike Kills Field Commander In Elite Hezbollah Unit: Report Delhi-San Francisco Air India Flight Diverted To Russia After Engine Glitch Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.