India woman attacked after alleged gang rape dies

An alleged rape victim who was set on fire while heading to a court hearing in the case has died in a New Delhi hospital, officials said Saturday.

The 23-year-old woman was attacked in the state of Uttar Pradesh by a group of men that included two of the five she had accused of gang rape last year, police said.  The woman's sister-in-law has called for the perpetrator to be given a death sentence. Priyanka Gandhi, general secretary of the opposition Congress party, faulted the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, for failing to provide the woman with security, even after a similar case in the state in which a woman who accused a BJP lawmaker of rape was severely injured in a vehicle hit-and-run incident. Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, is known for its poor record regarding crimes against women.