A 21-year-old woman was allegedly burnt alive on a funeral pyre after a Greater Noida-based hospital declared her dead a day before.
The Uttar Pradesh police, who stopped the creamtion mid-way following complaints by the victim's kin, are now investigating the matter. They said that a two-doctor team from Aligarh has inferred that the woman died of 'shock caused by being burnt alive', reported Hindustan Times.
The fresh medical reports claim that charred particles were found inside her lungs and windpipe which is a clear indicator of the fact that she was alive when burnt.
"This happens when someone is burnt alive. The particles go inside with the breath. If a person is dead, such particles cannot reach the lungs and the windpipe," a senior police official told the newspaper.
Advertisement
The woman was declared dead on Sunday night by Sharda Hospital based in Greater Noida and her 'dead body' was handed over to the husband at around 1: 27 on Monday- approximately eight hours before her creamation at 8 am.
Family of the woman has now lodged a complaint against the husband and ten other family members alleging rape and murder. All accused are absconding and no arrests have been made so far, said the HT report.
