Anita had on Monday night complained to police on phone that a person named Pramod had made advances towards her and the police asked her to come to the police station the next day.
Pramod again made an attempt to talk to Anita yesterday and when faced with opposition he poured kerosene on Anita, a resident of Hariyapur village, and set her on fire before escaping from the spot, police said.
The victim died while she was being transfered to a hospital in Bareilly for treatment, they said.