Forty five-year-old tribal woman Rampyari Bai, who was allegedly set ablaze and the act filmed by a group of villagers over a land dispute in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna on July 2, succumbed to her burns on Friday.
Rampyari Bai, who belonged to the Sahariya tribe that has been categorised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), had suffered 80% burns. After her husband raised an alarm following the incident, she was first taken to the district hospital and from there referred to Bhopal, where she died during treatment.
The police confirmed the death and added that the accused will now be charged with Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.