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  India   Crime  16 Jan 2018  UP: Minor gangraped by 2 brothers, kills self

UP: Minor gangraped by 2 brothers, kills self

ANI
Published : Jan 16, 2018, 8:33 am IST
Updated : Jan 16, 2018, 8:33 am IST

The father of the victim had lodged a complaint against the two brothers (Sunil and Sonu) following which an FIR was registered.

'Prima facie, it appeared that she had committed suicide after the sexual assault. The accused – identified as Sonu and Sunil – allegedly assaulted the girl when she was alone at home.' said police. (Photo: PTI/Representational)
 'Prima facie, it appeared that she had committed suicide after the sexual assault. The accused – identified as Sonu and Sunil – allegedly assaulted the girl when she was alone at home.' said police. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Hamirpur: A minor girl allegedly set herself on fire after two brothers gang-raped her in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district.

Meanwhile, the father of the victim had lodged a complaint against the two brothers (Sunil and Sonu) following which an FIR was registered.

District Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Lal Sahab Yadav said “FIR has been registered against two brothers on the complaint of victim's father. Victim's body has been sent for postmortem”.

“Prima facie, it appeared that she had committed suicide after the sexual assault. The accused – identified as Sonu and Sunil – allegedly assaulted the girl when she was alone at home. They also attacked her younger brother after he walked in on them, but he managed to escape”, he added.

Tags: sexual assault, girl set on fire, crime
Location: India, Uttar Pradesh