College principal set on fire allegedly by ex-student dies in hospital; cops to add murder charge to FIR

Five days after petrol was poured on her and she was set on fire, the principal of a pharmacy college in Madhya Pradesh's Indore died on 25 February 2023.

Dr Vimukta Sharma, principal of BM College of Pharmacy, was allegedly attacked by a former student over a mark sheet dispute. She had been admitted to a hospital with 80% burns, and could not be saved by doctors, according to news agency PTI.

The accused, a 24-year-old named Ashutosh Shrivastava was arrested on 20 February and is currently in police custody. According to the police official, the accused was earlier booked for attempted murder, but now after the death of the principal, a charge of murder is being added in the first information report (FIR).

Virde said Shrivastava told the police during his interrogation that the authorities of B M College were not handing over the marksheet of BPharm examination which he had cleared in July 2022.

However, the college management termed Shrivastava's claim as false and alleged that he has criminal tendencies. The college authorities also claimed that despite being asked to collect his marksheet repeatedly, he did not take the document.

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