31 January, 2015, Madhya Pradesh
An 11-year-old Yasmeen on died, two days after the police say she set herself on fire. It is reported that she was thrashed and threatened by a policeman Jaroliya in Madhya Pradesh, for riding his bicycle without permission. The police say she was scared and ashamed because Jaroliya had threatened to get her family jailed. The doctors at Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital tried hard to save Yasmeen, who had 100% burn injuries, but could not.
The police are waiting for the autopsy report before initiating criminal proceedings. Jaroliya and his family members were untraceable and their house was found to be locked, he said.
However even though this is the police’s version of the story, the girl’s family says it is murder. Rehana Bi, Yasmeen’s mother, however has alleged that it was Jaroliya who set her daughter on fire.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-11-yr-old-girl-beaten-by-cop-for-riding-his-bicycle-sets-herself-on-fire-in-madhya-pradesh-2057069
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