Gariaband: An incident that puts humanity to shame in the district has come to light. After failing in his rape attempt, a man poured kerosene on a girl and set her on fire. The matter is of Chhura police station area.
According to the information received, accused Champeshwar entered the victim’s house and attempted to rape her. When the victim protested, the accused got angry and poured kerosene kept nearby on the victim and set her on fire.
The victim was immediately taken to the nearest hospital, Chhura, where considering her condition, she was referred to the District Hospital, Gariaband, after which she was admitted to Mahasamund and KK DKS Hospital in Raipur, where she died after 6 days fighting death.
arrest of accused
As soon as information about the incident was received, the police reached the spot and started investigating the matter. The accused has been arrested with the help of local people. Chhura police station in-charge Dilip Meshram said that a case has been registered against the accused under attempt to rape, attempt to murder and other sections.