Meerut police have said that the teenager girl who immolated herself was neither stalked nor raped and she had taken…
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Meerut police have said that the teenager girl who immolated herself was neither stalked nor raped and she had taken the extreme step after she was pulled up by her family for having boys as her friends.
The girl was of Pachgaon Amar Singh Patta village and she succumbed to her burn injuries at the medical college here on Thursday.
Earlier, it was being alleged that the girl had committed suicide as she was stalked and raped. The police had made four arrests, but on Friday, police paraded them before the media. The police said the girl was in a relationship with one of the boys in custody.
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Meerut SSP Manzil Saini said the girl had friendship with one of the boys, Shobhit of Gawari village, and used to speak to him on phone. He also introduced her to three other boys and she spoke to them as well.
This came to the knowledge of the girl’s family members and on their strong objection, she attempted for self immolation.
The Class 8 girl, set herself afire on Saturday and was admitted to Meerut Medical College with 80 per cent burns. She lost the battle of life on Thursday.
“The family members did not approach the police neither after the incident nor after her death. At the medical college, the family said it was an accidental fire,” told the police.
It is being alleged that after being approached by the medical college, the police took their own time to visit the hospital. SHO Bhawanpur Kartar Singh has been sent to the police lines for negligence.
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