By IANS
New Delhi : Part-time designer Mona Suri, who suffered 80 percent burns after two men allegedly set her on fire two months ago, died at the Safdarjung Hospital. Her family has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death.
“Mona was declared dead late Saturday after her heart stopped functioning,” said Sanjeev Bawa, Mona’s brother.
Throughout Saturday, Mona’s family denied media reports that she had died. The family members insisted she was alive but that her condition was serious due to kidney failure. She was placed on a ventilator.
Mona alias Tarveen, 35, was allegedly attacked on Aug 11 outside her upmarket Greater Kailash-II home by two unidentified men who poured kerosene on her and set her on fire. Her husband Naveen Suri, who works for a travel agency in Gurgaon, was away in Goa at the time.
She was staying in the house with her in-laws and two children.
She was first rushed to the Holy Family Hospital and later shifted to Safdarjung Hospital.
Mona had alleged that her husband was having an affair with a colleague, Rachna, and that she had been receiving threat calls from her. “Rachna was asking me to stay away from Naveen,” Mona had said in a police statement.
Rachna was also not in town at the time of the incident.
The police had in August questioned her husband and Rachna, but failed to get any breakthrough in the case.
Mona’s family members have alleged inaction by the Delhi Police and want a CBI probe.
“Initially, they were probing the case properly, but after some time they apparently lost enthusiasm and stopped investigation. We demand a CBI probe into the matter, and action against the culprits,” Bawa said.