In a shocking incident, which as crossed all lines and made mockrey of the justice system, a man set up a fire to the house of a rape victim in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. The arson attack endangered the life of the victim’s infant son and two-month-old sister. The son was conceived when the victim, an 11-year-old Dalit girl, was impregnated during the sexual assault. The victim’s son suffered 35% burns while the daughter her sister had 45% burns and both were rushed to Kanpur for better treatment. The man has been arrested now.

According to the victim’s mother, the house was set on fire to kill her daughter’s infant son. The victim’s mother alleged that the accused, who had recently been released on bail, had barged into their house with five other men and set their thatched shed on fire. They also thrashed the mother of the rape victim before committing the heinous crime.

The police revealed that the victim was gang-raped on February 13, 2022, and gave birth to her son in September that year. The accused men had recently got bail and were enraged after the victim refused to withdraw the case against them. The Uttar Pradesh Police is investigating others named in the FIR, and a detailed probe into the incident is underway. The incident highlights the need for stricter laws and measures to protect rape victims and their families from such horrific acts of violence. Dalit girls in India are among the most vulnerable to the worst kind of violence and are often denied justice due to their caste identity. They face multiple forms of discrimination and social marginalization, which perpetuate the cycle of violence against them. And in most cases they are denied justice, and their cases are often not given the attention they deserve.