Khandwa, September 26: A dalit minor today died under mysterious cicumstances, amid allegations from her family members that she was burnt by her jilted lover and his friend under Kotwali police station here.
After the incident, the minor girl Deepmala’s elder sister Durgabai alleged that her sister’s lover Ashish Akode of Amravati in Maharashtra along with his friend Mohan barged into their home and after pouring kerosene, set Deepmala on fire.
At the time of the incident, Durgabai said that she was in the neighbourhood.
Deepmala (17) died while she was being rushed to a hospital, police said.
Akode was angry with Deepmala after she refused his offer to marry him, sources close to the family said.
On the other hand, Kotwali City Superintendent of Police S K Nasina said that the incident was being probed into. “It will be too early to state whether it was a suicide or a murder,” he said.
—Agencies