Six-year-old granddaughter of BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi succumbed to burn injuries on Tuesday morning. Kiya had sustained 60 percent burn injuries while bursting crackers on the roof of her house on Monday evening.
She was admitted to a private hospital for treatment and the family was making arrangements to shift her to Delhi for advanced treatment in an air ambulance on Tuesday.
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Kiya was the only daughter of the MP's son Mayank Joshi and his wife Richa Joshi. On Saturday night, Kiya went to play on the terrace of the house with other children. It is reported that at the same time, her clothes were set on fire with firecrackers, which seriously scorched her.
After the fire in clothes, Kiya screamed, but the family thought that maybe the children are playing among themselves. So nobody paid attention nor did anyone go to see her. After a long time, when someone went to the terrace, he saw that Kiya was seriously scorched.
WITH INPUTS FROM IANS