UP college student found with severe burns has died
What's the story
A college student, who was found with severe burns along a national highway in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district last month, died during treatment, police said on Tuesday. "The BA second-year student was studying in college run by Mumukshu Ashram of former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand. She died at the hospital in Lucknow at around 2 am on Tuesday," Superintendent of Police S Anand said.
Details
Girl was found along the national highway on February 22
According to police, the girl was found along the national highway on February 22 without clothes in a severely burnt state. She was admitted to Shahjahanpur Medical College and later shifted to the civil hospital in Lucknow. A sub-inspector, a woman constable, and another constable were deployed at the hospital for security purposes. The body will be brought after the post-mortem examination.
Incident
Girl was allegedly set on fire after rape attempt failed
Four people were arrested on February 26 as per the victim's statement before a magistrate in which she alleged that three people tried to rape her in a field and when they did not succeed, they poured kerosene and set her on fire. The fourth accused in the case was a female friend of the girl who had allegedly sent her to the fields.
Case
The four accused have denied any involvement in the incident
All the four accused have refused any involvement in the incident, with their family members demanding a high-level probe. The Mumukshu Ashram became the center of controversy in 2019 after a student of a law college run by it accused Chinmayanand of sexual assault. She later withdrew her charges against Chinmayanand, who was arrested in September 2019 and released on bail after five months.