Woman lecturer who was set on fire by stalker in Wardha dies

Nagpur | Monday | 10th February, 2020

Summary:

The 25-year-old woman lecturer who was set ablaze by a stalker in Maharashtra's Wardha district last week died while undergoing treatment at a hospital here on Monday morning, officials said. She was undergoing treatment at the Orange City Hospital & Research Centre here, located around 75 km from Wardha. Several locals, mostly women and college students, took out a march in Wardha city last Thursday, demanding death penalty for the accused. The state government last week flew Navi Mumbai-based National Burns Centre director Sunil Keswani to Nagpur to supervise the woman's treatment. A special team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Trupti Jadhav will probe the case, the Wardha Police said last week..