Man sets woman ablaze after rape bid.

TOBA TEK SINGH -- A man allegedly set ablaze a married woman after failing to rape her at Faisalabad's Chak 257-RB, Mazhabiwala, on Saturday, leaving the victim critically injured.

Police say 46-year-old married woman 'H' was alone at her house when a neighbour Kashif (25) barged in and attempted to rape her. As she offered resistance, the suspect doused her with petrol and set her ablaze. As a result, the woman suffered severe burns.

Alarmed by her cries, some locals intervened and extinguished the flames. They also overpowered the suspect, and called police.

Soon a team of Roshanwala police station reached the village and took the suspect in custody.

The woman was rushed to the Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, where she was admitted to surgical intensive care unit for treatment.

As per doctors, the woman suffered 70 percent burns and will be shifted to the hospital's burns unit as soon as her condition improves.

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