The police in Bangladesh have said that a schoolgirl has been burnt to death on the orders of her head teacher after she reported him for sexually harassing her, AFP reports.
The 19-year-old girl, Nusrat Jahan, was taken to the rooftop of the Islamic seminary she attended and asked to withdraw the complaint filed with police in March.
Her attackers set her on fire on refusal to withdraw the sexual harassment complaint.
According to the police on Friday, one of 17 people arrested in connection with her death said the attack was carried out on the school’s principal order.
Senior police superintendent, Mohammad Iqbal, said the teacher “told them to put pressure on Rafi to withdraw the case or kill her if she refused.”
He added that “the plan was to pass the incident off as a suicide. But it fell through after Rafi managed to come downstairs while on fire because the scarf burnt and freed her hands and feet.”
The girl died in hospital on April 10 from severe burns to her body.
She also recorded a video before her death, affirming her allegations against the principal.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to bring all the culprits to justice.
