A rape victim who was set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh’s from Unnao was airlifted to Delhi and admitted at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital on Thursday evening, officials said.

The Delhi Traffic Police provided a “green corridor” for the ambulance to take her from the airport to the hospital. Police said the ambulance covered the distance of 13 km between the airport terminal one and Safdarjung Hospital in 18 minutes with a police jeep clearing the road ahead.

According to hospital sources, the victim suffered extensive burns after five men, two of who were accused of raping her in December last year, accosted her as she was on her way to a court hearing on Thursday morning and set her on fire.

She will be under the observation of Dr Shalab Kumar, Head of Burn and Plastic Surgery at the hospital.A team of members from the women commission from UP has also reached the hospital.The rape survivor suffered 90 per cent burns, police said.