Indore, Febrary 25
Five days after she was set ablaze by her former student, the 54-year-old principal of a private pharmacy college in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore succumbed to her burn injuries at a local hospital early on Saturday, police said.
The victim, Dr Vimukta Sharma, principal of B M College of Pharmacy located under Simrol police station area, had been battling for life after former student of the institute Ashutosh Shrivastava (24) allegedly poured petrol and set her on fire over a marksheet on Monday, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Bhagwat Singh Virde told PTI.
She could not be saved despite best efforts by doctors, he said.
Shrivastava had set her on fire in the college premises leaving her 80 per cent burnt, he added.
