A 17-year-old who set herself ablaze after being sexually harassed by two miscreants in Vidisha succumbed to her burn injuries at Hamidia hospital on Sunday.
According to the police the victim was constantly being harassed by the two persons Rishi Jalori and Raju Naik of her locality and after complaining with the police in the last month Raju Naik was arrested for harassing the victim and was released on bail after five days.
After his release, the accused started pressurising the victim and her family to withdraw the complaint but were not able to force them. In retaliation they started to harass her frequently.
On Friday the victim was waylaid and threatened that her brother would be kidnapped and tortured in case the complaint was not withdrawn. Frustrated and afraid with the constant harassment and humiliation that she decided to take the extreme step and set herself ablaze on Saturday.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital but as she sustained severe burns she was referred to Hamidia hospital of the state capital. Her condition further deteriorated and she died on Sunday morning.
The police have registered a case under section 354(B), 509,306,109 of the IPC and sections 7 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 have also been imposed. Victim was a Class X student. Raju Naik was arrested by the police while Rishi Jalori who owns a petrol pump is still at large.
The assistant inspector of police Gl Nagoria has been suspended after it was found that he colluded with the accused to harass the victim demanding the withdrawal of the complain.