Bihar, Nov. 18 -- Days after she was burnt alive by a Hindu boy, a 20-year-old girl hailing from Vaishali district in Bihar succumbed to the injuries inflicted upon her on Sunday. Gulnaz Khatoon was set ablaze on Milad Un Nabi (October 30) and was admitted into Patna Medical College Hospital after sustaining 75 percent burn injuries.

The reason for the accused persons to kill her, according to the family members, was that she refused to marry one of the accused, Satish Rai. Khatoon was engaged to marry another man in four months, the family said.

In her dying statement, she named Satish and his father Vinay and cousin brother Chandan. The video statement of the victim went viral on the social media, wherein she alleged that Satish had s...