Man rapes woman and sets her on fire, comes herself over

A man died in the Indian district of Malda Tuesday after he raped a woman and then set her on fire.

The woman has sustained injuries to her face and her hands to the incident. According to her statement she was overtaken by the man on Monday, India Today writes.

The police reported that neighbors ran to her house when they discovered the fire. There they found the two, burning, in a room. A jerrycan kerosene was also found.

Both persons were transported to the hospital of Malda. The man died a day later.