Rourkela: After battling between life and death for three days, the 18 year-old female student - who was critical after attempting self-immolation - succumbed at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) in Rourkela in Odisha late on Sunday night. The girl Shruti Toppo had sustained over 90 per cent burn injuries after she poured kerosene over herself late on Friday. Her body has been kept in the mortuary, and police will hand it over to her family after the post-mortem today.
An undergraduate college student from the Lanjiberna area of Rajgangpur, Shruti had reportedly taken the extreme step after being harassed and stalked by her male friend for a long time. The accused Nilesh Sahu (25), a resident of Budakata village under Kutra police station limits, had been arrested a day after the incident took place.
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