Girl dies of third degree burns under “mysterious circumstances”

 

In a shocking case, a 19 year old girl was discovered with third degree burn injuries from a house on February 9 at Khensa village here. She passed away this morning of septicemia.

The third degree burn injuries on the deceased, identified as one Temsusenla of Changki village, were reportedly suffered under “mysterious circumstances.” The deceased was reportedly discovered inside the house of one Chubasunep Lotha (present address Khensa village) on Sunday in “a semi-conscious state.”

Police sources disclosed that the deceased left her home at Changki on January 29, 2014, without informing her parents. Family sources of the deceased disclosed that Chubasunep called up Temsusenla’s mother on February 9 and informed that Temsusenla had tried to commit self-immolation. On being informed, the deceased’s sister and her husband (who are neighbours of Chubasunep) went to Chubasunep’s house and found Temsusenla in a “semi conscious state.” They rushed her to the hospital but doctors could not save her. She passed away on Monday morning at 3:00am.

Family sources of the deceased disclosed that the doctors at the hospital suspect the burns were suffered “about ten days back,” while the deceased, before her death, reportedly said that it occurred on January 30, 2014.

It is learnt that Chubasunep and his family maintain that the deceased tried to commit self-immolation. Relatives of Temsusenla, however, said that in her dying statement made in the presence of her family members and police personnel, “she denied having done that to herself.”
An FIR has been lodged at Mokokchung Police Station II and the case has been handed over to the Women Cell, Mokokchung Police.