Nagpur: A student of BCA Final Year, who suffered serious burn injuries on Tuesday while making a study project at home with petrol, died at the hospital Saturday night, Gittikhadan police said.
Deceased Gaurav Pramod Dakhode (20), a resident of Plot No. 160, Kolba Swami Nagar, Hazaripahad, was BCA Final year student of SFS College. He used to do experiments. The college teacher reportedly asked him to prepare a project. A fire broke out when Gaurav was experi- menting with petrol and oth- er material in his study room on August 16 at 3 pm,” the officials said.
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After hearing his scream, his mother and sister went into the room and extinguished the fire.
With the help of neighbours, he was admitted to a private hospital in Dhantoli, where he succumbed to the burn injuries on Saturday night.
Gaurav’s father works with Intelligence Bureau (IB) while mother is a homemaker. The police have registered a case of accidental death and started an investigation.
Notably, few days ago, a second year BCA student of the same college committed suicide jumping from the third floor of the college building under the influence of liquor.
