Badaun (UP): A 27-year-old woman was burnt alive allegedly by
her brother-in-law at a village here after she resisted his attempt to
rape her, the police said on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday night when Neelam, a widow, was alone at her house in Labhari, they said, adding that she died on the spot.
The police said the woman’s father had lodged a complaint and a search had been launched to arrest the accused, Jitendra. He had been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, they said.