Indian teen burns to death days after being set on fire by the man whose marriage proposal she turned down.
Indian woman Ankita Kumari, 19, lost her life after being doused in petrol and set ablaze by a man whose marriage proposal she had turned down.
Before her untimely death, Ankita was a Hindu student in Class 12 who lived in the Dumka region of the eastern state of Jharkhand.
The suspect, who is reportedly a Muslim man who lives in her community, asked for her hand in marriage. When she declined, he vowed to make her life a misery.
On Tuesday, August 23, the accused carried out his threat by pouring gasoline through Ankita’s room window as she slept at night and setting her ablaze.
She was taken to a hospital right after for treatment, but regrettably, after five days of struggling for her life, she passed away on Sunday, August 28.
Ankita’s final testimony was recorded in a statement, in which she stated the following:
“He called me again around 8pm on Monday and told me that he would kill me if I did not talk to him.
“I informed my father about the threat after which he assured me that he would talk to the man’s family on Tuesday. After having our dinner, we went to sleep. I was sleeping in another room.
“On Tuesday morning, I experienced a sensation of pain on my back and could smell something burning. I found him running away when I opened my eyes.
“I started screaming in pain and went to my father’s room. My parents doused the fire and took me to the hospital.”
Indian teenager dies
Ankita was also videoed while explaining from her hospital bed: “He should die the way I am dying today.”
The Hindu community in India has threatened to hold a protest if the suspect is not brought to justice, and her death has caused a stir there.
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