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Indian rape victim dies in hospital after being set ablaze

A hospital vehicle carries the body of a rape victim to her residence in New Delhi, India, December 7, 2019. [Reuters]

A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapist, has died in a New Delhi hospital, the doctor treating her said on Saturday. 

The woman was on her way to board a train in Unnao district of northern Uttar Pradesh state to attend a court hearing over her rape when she was doused with kerosene and set on fire on Thursday, according to police.

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