RANCHI: A teenage girl who had set herself on fire after she was raped by her boyfriend and his friends on March 17 succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday.

Assistant sub-inspector M K Yadav said the 19-year-old girl, a resident of Sikidiri, was admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) on March 17. In her statement to the police she had said her boyfriend Preet Ranjan and his three friends raped her at an isolated place. She claimed that her boyfriend had ditched her and was planning to marry some other girl. When she came to know about his plans she pressured him to change his decision.

"The boy allegedly called her at an isolated place for conciliation and raped her. The girl returned home and set herself on fire. On Wednesday morning she died," said the police officer.

Gopal Das Mahato, the girl's cousin, said she committed suicide after her boyfriend raped her. "We want police to investigate the case properly and punish all those who are guilty," said Mahato.

Police sources said the accused is absconding from the day the girl tried to kill herself. "We will launch raids at every hideout and arrest the accused and his friends at the earliest," said police.

