A woman, set on fire in Sitapur late on Saturday by two men who had harassed her, was battling for life after suffering 60 per cent burn injuries.

The attack came when she was on her way to the police station for a second time, two days after being harassed, to try and file a complaint after she had been turned away by police.

The 28-year-old woman was admitted to the district hospital in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The woman and the accused are Dalits.