A 16-year-old girl was raped and later torched by her neighbour to conceal the crime in Shamli district on Thursday night.
The teenager was referred to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi by doctors at the Shamli District Hospital.
The police registered a case and claimed to have arrested the accused.
After visiting the scene of crime, IG, Moradabad Range, Ramit Sharma said that National Security Act (NSA) would be invoked against the accused and a case was already registered under POCSO Act against him.
As per reports, the girl was in her house in Nakhasa police station area of Sambhal when her neighbour, Zeeshan, barged in and raped her.
Assistant Superintendent of Police in Sambhal, Alok Jaiswal, said that as the victim raised an alarm, the miscreant doused her with kerosene and set her ablaze in an attempt to kill her and conceal the crime. However, some neighbours heard her cries and rushed to her help.
She was rushed to the district hospital and later referred to Delhi hospital with 75 per cent burns.
Meanwhile in Azamgarh, a six-year-old girl was raped and killed in a village in Mubarakpur area on Friday morning.
The girl went missing on Thursday night and her body was found the next morning.
Locals staged a dharna after which Superintendent of Police Triveni Singh rushed to the spot and pacified them.
In a separate incident, a minor girl was raped by her father in Etah on November 18.
The 16-year-old victim was living with her maternal grandparents and had come to visit her father at his house on the fateful day.
As per the FIR, the victim told her mother about the incident upon returning home.
The teenager was sent for medical examination and the accused was arrested.