Unnao, December 5: In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh, who was raped earlier this year, was set on fire this morning outside her village, when she was headed to a local court for hearing in the rape case. According to an NDTV report, the woman has suffered around 90 percent burns. According to the latest update, four people have been arrested, the main accused Shivam Trivedi is still absconding.

The offenders took the woman into the fields and doused her with petrol before setting her on fire. When the incident came to the light, the police rushed to the spot and took the woman to a nearby hospital for urgent treatment. She was, however, referred to a Lucknow hospital as her condition was grave. Unnao Rape Survivor Accident: Victim's Car Was Over-Speeding, Driver Panicked Seeing Truck Coming From Wrong Side, Finds CBI.

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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the UP government of lying about the law and order situation in the state. In a tweet on the Unnao incident, Gandhi said, "Yesterday the Union home minister and the chief minister of UP lied about the law and order situation in the state. Seeing such incidents every day makes one angry. BJP leaders should also stop with the fake propaganda now."

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