A woman and a man set themselves on fire outside the Supreme Court on Monday morning — both suffered severe burn injuries and are undergoing treatment. Before immolating themselves, they recorded a Facebook Live video, wherein the woman said she had lodged a rape case against MP Atul Rai, and accused police of supporting him. Police said the injured woman hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur and was allegedly raped by Bahujan Samaj Party MP Atul Rai in June 2019. On August 2, a local court in Varanasi issued a non-bailable warrant against her after police told the court she has “remained untraceable despite several raids”. Police said the two are critical — the woman sustained 85% burn injuries and the man 65%.

Source: Indian Express August 16, 2021 18:22 UTC