Sold, gangraped, refused by police, woman sets herself ablaze

A woman, who was “sold” for ₹10,000 and raped by people for whom she was forced to work as a domestic help, set herself on fire after Uttar Pradesh police officers allegedly refused to register her complaint, according to the Delhi Commission for Women.

The woman is now admitted to a Ghaziabad hospital with 80% burn injuries.

The U.P. police, however, disputed the allegation that senior officers turned her away and said the matter was under investigation.

DCW chief Swati Maliwal wrote a letter to U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, urging him to investigate the police officers in Hapur district for refusing to register the complaint of the woman.