13-year-old burnt alive by classmates in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal: In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old girl was burnt alive by three classmates in Bamtara village of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night.

The victim was taken to the Vidisha district hospital where she succumbed to her injuries early on Thursday morning.

She mentioned the names of the three accused in a statement to the police. Two of the accused girls are her classmates while the third one is her senior.

Police are probing the matter further and the accused are likely to be tried in a juvenile court.