A 13-year-old Muslim girl died on Wednesday, soon after being found with severe burn injuries inside the washroom of a government-run school in Patna, police said.
Zoya Parveen, a class 5 student, was found unconscious with critical burns in the washroom of the Girls’ Middle School within Gardani Bagh police station limits.
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As police tried to remove the blockade, the protesters went on a rampage and started hurling stones.
“A police constable was injured in the violence. A large contingent of police was sent to the area, who brought the situation under control,” an officer of the Gardani Bagh police station said.
On the schoolgirl’s death, DGP Vinay Kumar said police have registered a case on the basis of the statement given by her family. The roles of several persons are being examined, he said.
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