A man has been burnt alive by his neighbor after he reported the man to police for allegedly harassing his daughter.
File photo: Police officers
Police officers in India have revealed that Narmada Sahu, an Indian man who tried to protect his daughter from s*xual harassment and complained to authorities has been burnt alive.
NAN reports that a police officer, RA Pandey said that Narmada Sahu, 45, died at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh state late on Sunday.
Pandev said that the victim’s relatives alleged that his 16-year-old daughter was routinely harassed by a neighbour and that Sahu complained to police in August.
He said the neighbour demanded that Sahu withdraw the complaint.
Police said on Sunday the neighbour barged into the victim’s house with two friends, poured kerosene on him and set him on fire.
“We have arrested the three attackers, lodged a criminal case and launched investigations,” Pandey said.
S*xual violence has been a focus of public attention in India since the gang-r*pe and murder of a student in New Delhi in 2012.