Jabalpur counsellor dies in Safdarjung hospital

New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) A Madhya Pradesh counsellor, who was set ablaze on March 6 in a local hospital in Jabalpur by a patient, died here last night, doctors said.

Sanjay Shrivastava, who had sustained 80 per cent burns, died in Safdarjung Hospital here 2130 hrs yesterday.

A report from Jabalpur said Shrivastava was doused with kerosene and then set ablaze by Kaushal Kishore Jaiswal, who was a suspected AIDS patient, in the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital .

Jaiswal was reportedly agitated as he was denied medicines in the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital.

The accused was arrested within hours near the hospital.

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