Indian rape victim dies of her injuries

An Indian woman who was set on fire by a group of men as she prepared to testify against two she'd accused of rape has died of her injuries. The 23-year-old was travelling to court in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday when she was set upon.

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(Picture: People hold a candlelight vigil in support of sexual assault victims and against the alleged rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor in Hyderabad, in Bangalore on 6 December 2019. Credit: Manjunath Kiran / AFP)