Teenager raped, burnt alive

A teenaged girl was raped and burnt alive by some unidentified persons in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A semi-burnt body of the 17-year-old was found in a tin-shed in Majalta area of the district on Friday night, police said on Saturday.

During preliminary investigation, it was suspected that the girl was raped and then set afire by the attackers.

The Station House Officer (SHO), Mr Arvinder Kotwal, said that a case has been registered and an investigation was on.