17-year-old girl in northeastern India was imprisoned, raped in mass for two months at her boyfriend's house before being burned to death.

The victim was taken to a hospital in Chaiirbazar, Tripura state on December 6 in the state of 90% burns and died the next morning. Police said she was rescued by the suspect's neighbor and taken to the hospital, but doctors could not save her.

The neighbors also took suspects Ajoy Rudrapal and his mother to the hospital. Here, the angry crowd attacked the Ajoy mother and son before he was arrested by the police.

The victim's family said their daughter knew Ajoy through social networks. The girl fled with Ajoy when he visited her home and proposed to her two months ago. The victim's family accuses the mother and son of Ajoy of imprisoning and torturing their daughter for the past two months for ransom. The police believe that the victim was raped by Ajoy and his friends at the same time.

According to the victim's mother, the family reported to the police shortly after the girl went missing. When the defendant asked for a second payment, they continued to ask for help from the police but were not responded. Ajoy asked the victim's family to pay 50,000 rupees (700 USD) in exchange for her freedom.

"On the evening of December 6, we gave Ajoy's mother 17,000 rupees (US $ 238) but she was unhappy and warned us to give enough money if we wanted to get our children back. We knew the address of the house and planned. But this morning, I was told my daughter was burned alive and hospitalized, "the victim's mother told reporters on December 7.

When the victim's family went to the hospital, their daughter was in critical condition. She said that she was tortured and raped for the past two months because her family did not pay the ransom. When Ajoy learned that he only received 17,000 rupees, he got angry and burned the girl alive in the night.

Violence against women and girls has long been a problem in India, prompting officials to propose the death penalty for raping children under 12 years old. The number of reported rape cases increased by 60% to 40,000 between 2012-2016, according to government data, but many were not reported, especially in rural areas.

Late last month, a 26-year-old veterinarian in the state of Telangana was raped, murdered and burned by a group of young people. Four suspects were later shot dead by police trying to flee while restoring the scene.

A 23-year-old girl in the state of Uttar Pradesh died on 7 December after being burned by a suspect group on her way to a rape trial. She filed a complaint in March after being raped by five men in a group in December 2018.