West Bengal: BJP slams TMC govt over gang-rape, murder of Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district
The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the state assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the police didn't allow the BJP MLAs to meet the victim's family
A 15-year-old Dalit girl, who was set on fire by two unidentified men in Uttar Pradesh here, has succumbed to her injuries in a Delhi hospital after struggling for life for 36 hours, police said on Thursday.
The Class 10 student, identified as Sanjali, died late on Wednesday in Safdarjung Hospital, authorities said.
On Tuesday afternoon, two bike-borne attackers stopped the student on her way home in Lalau village, 20 km from here, and emptied a bottle of petrol on her and set her ablaze.
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She was rushed to the SN Medical College with 75 per cent burns and then referred to the Safdarjang Hospital in the national capital.
The accused have not been traced yet, police said.
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