MAHA TEACHER SET ON FIRE BY STALKER DIES

The 25-year-old woman lecturer, who was allegedly set ablaze by a stalker at Hinganghat in Wardha district last week, died Monday morning. Expressing grief, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said the case would be tried in a fast-track court.

Vikesh Nagrale (27) had allegedly set afire Ankita Pisudde on February 3. She suffered 35 to 40 per cent burns and was undergoing treatment at the Orange City Hospital and Research Centre.

Pisudde sustained deep burn injuries on the scalp, face, right upper limb, left hand, upper back, neck and eyes along with severe inhalation injuries. She died of “septicemic shock” after suffering from deep dermal burns along with severe inhalation injuries, respiratory distress and related complications, the hospital said in a medical bulletin. “Doctors at the hospital declared her dead at 6.55 am today,” Hinganghat police inspector Satyaveer Bandiwar said. Pisudde was cremated in the presence of thousands in Daroda village Monday evening.