Mentally challenged woman burnt to death after gang rape

Agartala: In a case of horrific brutality, a mentally challenged woman was burnt to death after being gang raped in Tripura, police said Saturday. "She was gang raped by three men. They then burnt her to death in Harina village in southern Tripura Thursday night," a police spokesman told reporters here. The village is located about 155 km from here. The woman, 42, a mother of two, was mentally challenged. Police arrested the three culprits, all construction workers, and a probe is on. Various political parties, including the ruling CPI-M, have demanded exemplary punishment to the culprits.