Rohtak: After being critical for days, a 16-year-old Dalit girl who had set herself ablaze on being allegedly raped by her neighbour, succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Rohtak on Thursday.
"She had suffered over 90 per cent burn injuries and had been undergoing treatment at the PGIMS since last Friday. The victim died this morning," Dr Sushma Sood, officiating director of the PGIMS, said adding that her condition had remained critical since her admission to the hospital.
The victim had been brought to the super speciality unit of burn and plastic surgery in Rohtak, from Kharkhoda town of Sonepat about a week ago, after she had set herself ablaze at her residence.
In her statement before a magistrate the same day, she had alleged that she was raped by one Rakesh, her neighbour, five days back.
"She had suffered over 90 per cent burn injuries and had been undergoing treatment at the PGIMS since last Friday. The victim died this morning," Dr Sushma Sood, officiating director of the PGIMS, said adding that her condition had remained critical since her admission to the hospital.
The victim had been brought to the super speciality unit of burn and plastic surgery in Rohtak, from Kharkhoda town of Sonepat about a week ago, after she had set herself ablaze at her residence.
In her statement before a magistrate the same day, she had alleged that she was raped by one Rakesh, her neighbour, five days back.
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