Thirteen-year-old girl dies in Hyderabad after 68-day fasting to perform Jain rituals
Aradhana, a class 8 student, died in hospital two days after completing her fast, the reports quoted her family as saying.
At least 600 people attended Aradhana's funeral hailing her as a 'bal tapasvi'.
Aradhana's family runs a jewellery business and has a shop in the Pot Bazaar area of Secunderabad.
Questions are being raised why they allowed her to give up school and sit on a fast.
According to her family, Aradhana had earlier undertaken a similar fast for 41 days and survived.
Newspaper advertisements issued after the girl completed the nearly 10-week-long fast show Telangana minister from Secunderabad area, Padma Rao Goud, was the chief guest at grand event for 'Paarana'- the completion of fast. Zaheerabad lawmaker BB Patil is also seen in the photos of the event.
According to Jain religious leaders, Santhara is usually meant for elderly people, who have lived their life and want renunciation.
Child rights activist Shanta Sinha told NDTV that a police case must be registered and the child rights commission must take action.
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