Bihar woman burns her 'rapist' to death

April 03, 2013 21:19

A middle-aged man was burnt to death after he was set on fire by a woman whom he had allegedly raped in her own house earlier during the night.

The incident took place in the woman's home at Sweetha village, two kilometres south of the Parsa Bazar police station, in Phulwarisharif block of Patna district, early Tuesday.

The police here described the incident as 'an act of revenge' on the part of the woman, a widow, after Bhola Thakur, 45, the man who was set alight, raped her earlier that night when she was sleeping.

According to the police, Thakur entered the woman's house around 1.30am on Tuesday and forced himself upon her. "Thakur was so drunk he feel asleep in her house after committing the crime", said an officer.

He said the woman at first contemplated self-immolation out of shame and even poured kerosene on herself. Thereafter, she changed her mind and decided to seek revenge.

"She threw her kerosene soaked sari, which had caught fire, on Thakur and rushed out of the house. A little later, the house was reduced to ashes and Thakur was burnt to death."

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