LUCKNOW: A 35-year-old labourer was gang-raped by her supervisor and his aide and then shoved into a brick kiln in UP's Bulandshahr district on Wednesday.

It was only after the woman, with 90% burns, gave her statement before a magistrate at the district hospital that the police lodged a case of rape and attempt to murder. The woman is battling for life at Delhi's Safdarjang hospital.

SSP Bulandshahr Umesh Kumar Singh has ordered the suspension of the sub-inspector who allegedly refused to register a case. The attack took place in Kirra village, barely 500 meters from the local police station.

The supervisor and his aide had fled the scene after some labourers heard the woman's cries for help and rushed to her rescue. Police said they have arrested Aas Mohammed, the supervisor, and efforts are on to trace his aide.