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Girl burnt alive for refusing to marry

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Press Trust of India Naawada

Sources revealed that the girl had refused to marry a man following dowry demand, police said.

Unidentified persons then overpowered her, sprinkled kerosene and set her on fire, the sources said.

The injured girl was later admitted to a government hospital here where she succumbed to serious burn injuries, they said.

  

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First Published: May 30 2012 | 4:15 PM IST

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