The teenaged girl, who was set on fire by an elderly stalker at Loharra village in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh on December 31, died on Saturday at Aligarh Medical College.
The girl, who suffered nearly 90 per cent burns, was rushed to the District Hospital and later she was referred to Aligarh Medical College for better treatment.
Mourning the death, the girl's father said that the police had not taken action against the culprit who had used his influence to harass his daughter.
"I had complained to the police. If they had acted then, my daughter would not have had to suffer so much pain. I am a weak man, and the culprit is powerful. Also, I am a poor man, and my tea stall is all I have to sustain my children with," said the victim's father.
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Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that the government would punish any officials found guilty of failing their duty.