The girl was set on fire last week in Dumka, Jharkhand town when she was sleeping in her home.
Mumbai: In the early hours of Sunday, a woman in Jharkhand ‘s Dumka district who was allegedly set on fire by someone after she ostensibly rejected his advances died from her burn injuries, according to police.
The Class 12 student, aged 19, was initially brought into Dumka’s Phulo Jhano Medical College and Hospital in a serious condition with 90% burns. According to the police, she was afterwards directed to Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) for better care.
“The woman succumbed to burn injuries during treatment at RIMS, Ranchi, at 2.30 am on Sunday. After the post-mortem examination, the body would be transported to Dumka”, Nitish Kumar, in charge of the Dumka Town Police Station, informed PTI.
The accused, identified as Shahrukh, has been arrested, he said.
“Shahrukh allegedly poured petrol on the woman from a window and set her on fire. The accused is a construction worker,” Nitish Kumar had told PTI.
The incident took place in the morning of Tuesday when the women was fast asleep at her home.
According to the given to an executive magistrate, the woman had said that the accused called her on her mobile around 10 days back pestering her to become his friend.
“He called me again around 8 pm on Monday and told me that he would kill me if I did not talk to him. I informed my father about the threat after which he assured me that he would talk to the man’s family on Tuesday. After having our dinner, we went to sleep. I was sleeping in another room. On Tuesday morning, I experienced a sensation of pain on my back and could smell something burning. I found him running away when I opened my eyes. I started screaming in pain and went to my father’s room. My parents doused the fire and took me to the hospital,” the woman had spoken with great difficulty while the police recorded her statement.
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