A father set himself on fire after a nine-year trial.

Allah Bakhshaya says his daughter’s husband divorced her over the alleged rape.

A court acquitted the accused Thursday for lack of evidence, and doctors put Bakhshaya’s burns at 45.5%, Rescue 1122 said.

Bakhshaya remains in critical condition at the district headquarters hospital.

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reports the father's self-immolation with 45.5% burns after a nine-year rape case ended in acquittal for lack of evidence, and the daughter's divorce

Sources: Dawn