Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh):The girl who was set on fire allegedly by her stalker in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district has succumbed to injuries at the Civil hospital in Lucknow, officials said Friday.
The girl died while undergoing treatment with 70 per cent burn injuries at the City Hospital in the state capital on Thursday night, said Yogendra Singh, Circle Officer (City).
The girl, from Hajipur village, was set ablaze on Wednesday by Golu who had been stalking her for quite some time, police said.
Golu has been arrested and a case is registered against him, Singh said.
Golu had tried to misbehave with the girl a few days back as well and her family alleged that they had tried to file a complaint against him, but the local police station refused to accept it.