Bhopal: Minor set ablaze over brother’s elopement, dies

Bhopal: Minor set ablaze over brother’s elopement, dies

Staff ReporterUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 12:58 AM IST
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Bhopal: The girl, who was allegedly set ablaze by relatives of another girl with whom her brother had eloped, died during treatment on Monday morning. The girl was admitted to Hamidia hospital on Sunday night with serious burns. The girl in her dying declaration accused two persons of setting her on fire over the elopement row.

The 12-year-old Naina Chaurasiya lived at Gas Relief Colony at Lal Quarters area under the limits of Nishatpura police station. The girl’s father had passed away long back and she was residing with her mother and brother Ashu. Her eldest brother Deepak, aka, Kallu Chaurasiya works in Hyderabad. Deepak, during his recent visit to Bhopal had eloped with a girl of the same locality. Fumed over it, the relatives of the girl were pestering Deepak’s family seeking his whereabouts.

On Sunday night, Naina was admitted to hospital with serious burns. In her statement she accused Radha Mohan – father of the girl who had eloped with Deepak – and Amit Tiwari her maternal uncle of setting her ablaze.

Earlier it was said that the Naina had set herself ablaze as she was being pressurised by the girl’s family. TI Chain Singh said that Naina in her statement has said that girl’s relatives forcefully entered her house when she was alone. The girl’s father and uncle asked Naina about her brother’s whereabouts and when she refused imparting any information, they poured kerosene on her and set her on fire.

It was previously said that the girl had immolated self as she was being pressurized by the missing girl’s family and also by police personnel of Nishatpura police station as the girl’s parents had lodged a police complaint in this regard.

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