Mother suspect in death of minor girl in Dumka village

Dumka: A 15-year-old girl was found dead with burn injuries at the courtyard of her house at Kajladaha village under Shikaripara police station on Sunday and mother is a suspect in the case, police said.
The deceased identified as Karina Kumari was a Class IX student of Kasturba Gandhi residential school at Barmasiya and police have started an investigation to find the reason and the cause of her death.
According to the police, Kumari was staying at her home with her mother Sunita Devi (38), a widow, and her two siblings -- an elder brother and a younger sister.
Police said both her siblings were away from home on Saturday night and she was staying with her mother. Her mother, however, said she has no idea how was daughter was killed and said someone could have dragged her out and killed her after sexually abusing her.
Talking to TOI, officer-in-charge of Shikaripara police station, Sushil Kumar, said, "Although we are yet to conclude the nature of her death, the statement of her mother is not convincing. We found that victim's mouth was stuffed with a towel.”
He said they suspected the girl was burnt by pouring kerosene over her "The possibility of the deceased being raped or gang raped cannot be ruled out and can only be ascertained after the post mortem. Her mother is currently under interrogation as the prime suspect,” Kumar added.