Uncle rapes girl; Father sets her ablaze

BELGAUM: After reportedly being raped by her uncle, a 17 year-old girl was set on fire by her father, at Amtur in Bailhongal taluk, near here, on Tuesday. According to police, Irangouda Patil, uncle of the victim, had allegedly raped the girl repeatedly. When she revealed the same to her mother, Patil threatened the two with dire consequences. The mother complained about this to Chandragouda Patil, the victim’s father. But Irangouda Patil had already taken his brother into confidence, because of which the victim’s father doused her with kerosene and set her ablaze. Later, neighbours shifted the girl to the district hospital for medical treatment. Doctors said that the girl suffered 75 per cent burns and is in critical condition