Teenager in India 'decapitates' son of alleged rapist

The boy was beheaded, burned and then packed into a polythene bag before being buried under bricks

Indian students shout slogans during a protest against the rapes of two minor girls outside the police headquarters in New Delhi on 18 October, 2015 (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)

A 13-year-old girl has reportedly decapitated the son of her alleged rapist in an act of revenge.

She beheaded the boy, burning his body and packing it in a polythene bag before burying it under bricks.

His body was later found when dogs dragged the half burnt body from beneath the bricks.

Police said they have registered a case of murder against the teenager while investigating the rape claim.

The teenager claimed she was assaulted in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh earlier this month.

She said she was raped by a man named Rinku after he offered her whitener, a print erasing substance which is sometimes misused as an intoxicant, the Times of India reported.

The Times of India quotes police officer OP Singh as saying: "Two cases have been registered - one of murder and the other of rape. Both the cases will be investigated.

"There are certain things that need to be kept in mind - the girl is a drug addict and has often got into scuffles with people over minor issue - she has got into fights for even Rs 10.

"Her mother is unwell and father a laborer, she is coming from a very poor family background. There is no family discipline either. She has been spotted consuming drugs. A fair inquiry will be done."

The girl has been sent to a juvenile home while her alleged attacker has been "booked" for rape, the Hindustan Times reports.

A series of attacks have renewed public fury and horror over India's inability to halt endemic violence against women and girls.

The gang rape and murder of a student on Delhi bus in 2012 sparked global protests over women's safety, which resulted in harsher punishments for sexual violence.

India's National Crime Records Bureau says more than 2,000 girls and women were raped in New Delhi in 2014, although the crime is thought to be under-reported.