PAC jawans have been deployed in and around her village (Representative Image) | Photo Credit: BCCL

Key Highlights "I don't want to die, want to see accused being hanged," were the victim's last words Unnao police have arrested the five accused and further investigation is underway The accused were out on bail when they attacked the victim and set her ablaze

Lucknow: A burial site on the outskirts of a village in Unnao has become a spot of contention. Personnel with the 12 Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) can be seen keeping a watch on the area from a tent erected not far from the grave of a 23-year-old rape survivor who was set on fire by the accused and succumbed to her injuries earlier this month.

Heavy deployment of PAC jawans in and around the victim's village in Unnao was prompted by a sit-in protest staged by her family members on Wednesday. The victim's sister and others removed bricks and mortar used to erect a concrete structure at the site of her grave and demanded that they are allowed to exhume her body and carry it to 5 Kalidas Marg in Lucknow, the official residence of the Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

(A protest held in Delhi following the death of the Unnao rape victim) [Picture Courtesy: IANS]

Her sister was hospitalised on Wednesday evening after she complained of chest pains. Local police have also deployed a few personnel with the sister for her own protection. Kin of the victim is demanding a government job for someone in the family, the issuance of a gun licence and a house from the state administration. Meanwhile, her father has asked the UP Police to carry out a "Telangana-like encounter" of the five accused.

The matter dates back to earlier this month when the 23-year-old girl was on her way to a court hearing in a case where she had accused a group of men of gang-raping and blackmailing her. She was attacked by five suspects who poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze. She was admitted to a local healthcare centre and later airlifted to Delhi where a green corridor was created to transport her from the IGI Airport to the Safdarjung Hospital. Despite relentless efforts by doctors, the victim died due to a cardiac arrest. She was brought under our care with 80 per cent burns, a doctor who handled her case told media outlets.