Lagatar24 Desk
Indore, Feb 25: Vimukta Sharma, the principal of BM Pharmaceutical College who was burned by a former student, succumbed to her burn injuries on Saturday morning at Choitram Hospital. According to her brother Arvind Tiwari, Vimukta Sharma passed away at around 4 a.m. today.
Ashutosh Shrivastava, a former student, is accused of setting fire to Vimukta Sharma on February 20 in the Simrol neighbourhood by allegedly pouring gasoline on her since she still lacked his B.Pharma marksheet, according to the police. Vimukta Sharma had over 90% burn damage. She was immediately taken to a neighbouring hospital by her college friends after the incident, where she was then directed to Choitram hospital.
Indore, MP | Principal of Bhima College has succumbed to her injuries during treatment. We found that the student had failed in the 7th semester. We already arrested the accused: Bhagwat Singh Virde, SP Rural, Indore https://t.co/DRIWfST160 pic.twitter.com/pqBSNziE1K
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) February 25, 2023
According to news source PTI, a police assistant sub-inspector in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has been suspended for alleged dereliction of duty in connection with a case. Ashutosh Shrivastava is currently the subject of National Security Act (NSA) proceedings by the Indore administration.
“During the probe, we found two to three complaints were made against Srivastava by the pharmacy college authorities, the woman principal and other staff, who claimed the accused was threatening suicide,” Superintendent of Police (Rural) Bhagwat Singh Virde told PTI.
Shrivastava was brought before the court on Friday and given a one-day remand in police custody after suffering burn injuries while setting Vimukta Sharma on fire.
Officers claimed they had to escort the accused to the shop from where he bought the bucket. He was hauled into arrest right away after being released from the hospital on Thursday.
A number of complaints were made against the accused in the past, but nothing was done about them, according to the accused’s family and the staff of BM college, who claim that this led to the unfortunate tragedy.
