The girl died early this morning, a senior doctor said.
Highlights
- 15-year-old allegedly raped and set on fire in Greater Noida dies
- Teen had suffered 95% burns and was admitted to ICU in a Delhi hospital
- 20-year-old accused, a man from the same village, taken into custody
A 15-year-old girl, who was battling for her life after she was allegedly raped and set ablaze by a man in Greater Noida near Delhi, died in the early hours today.
The teen had suffered over 95 per cent burns and was fighting for her life at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital following the incident on Monday in Tigri village in Greater Noida West.
The girl died early morning today, a senior doctor said.
The accused, 20, has been taken into custody.
He was a neighbour of the girl's family and, according to her father, had become friendly with her.
Police said the man allegedly went to the girl's house and met her on the roof where he raped her and set her ablaze. He then fled the spot.
The incident, which occurred a day before International Women's Day, is yet another in a chain of crimes against women in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) zone, where the Nirbhaya gangrape case of 2012 had led to nationwide outrage and a revision of rape laws.