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An 11-year-old deaf-mute girl from Rajasthan's Karauli died, ten days after she was found in a field near home with serious burns. The tribal girl breathed her last at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur. With no arrests so far, the family has demanded swift police action and also alleged that the girl was disrobed when they found her.

Police have said on social media that it is committed to solving the case, and has warned against circulating unverified claims. A forensic probe is on, and the truth will be out soon, police have said. So far, only one person has been detained in this connection.

According to the FIR, the 11-year-old was playing outside her house when her mother heard her scream. As she ran out, she spotted her daughter on a farm about 100 meters away. The girl had suffered burns, she was disrobed, and was screaming in pain, the FIR says. With gestures, the girl appeared to be saying that two people set her on fire and fled. She was rushed to the nearest government hospital and then taken to Jaipur.

On May 14, an expert was called in to record the statement of the deaf-mute girl. She was shown photos of some people and she recognized one of them.

Heart-rending visuals show the heavily bandaged girl on the hospital bed, talking to her mother in sign language, days before her death.

Police have said samples of the girl's skin and clothes have been sent to the forensic lab and the probe will proceed as per the advice of scientific experts. "Keeping in mind the sensitivity of this incident, it will not be correct to publicly say anything without evidence," they said in a post on X.