<p>The 25-year-old woman lecturer who was set on fire by a stalker in Maharashtra's Wardha district last week died at a hospital in Nagpur on Monday morning, a police official said.</p>.<p>Ankita Pisudde, a resident of Hinganghat town in Wardha, was critical after sustaining 40 per cent burns on February 3 when she was set afire allegedly by one Vikesh Nagrale (27) while she was on the way to her college.</p>.<p>She was undergoing treatment at the Orange City Hospital & Research Centre in Nagpur, located around 840 km from here.</p>.<p>"Doctors at the hospital declared her dead at 6.55 am today," Hinganghat's police inspector Satyaveer Bandiwar said.</p>.<p>Heavy security was deployed in Hinganghat to avoid any law and order problem following her death, he said.</p>.<p>Several locals, mostly women and college students, took out a march in Wardha city last Thursday, demanding death penalty for the accused.</p>.<p>The state government has appointed well-known lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor in the case.</p>.<p>According to the victim's relatives, Nagrale had been harassing her for quite some time.</p>.<p>He was arrested within hours of the incident and booked under relevant sections.</p>.<p>Nagrale and the woman were friends till two years ago when she severed ties with him due to his "irrational behaviour", the police earlier said. </p>
<p>The 25-year-old woman lecturer who was set on fire by a stalker in Maharashtra's Wardha district last week died at a hospital in Nagpur on Monday morning, a police official said.</p>.<p>Ankita Pisudde, a resident of Hinganghat town in Wardha, was critical after sustaining 40 per cent burns on February 3 when she was set afire allegedly by one Vikesh Nagrale (27) while she was on the way to her college.</p>.<p>She was undergoing treatment at the Orange City Hospital & Research Centre in Nagpur, located around 840 km from here.</p>.<p>"Doctors at the hospital declared her dead at 6.55 am today," Hinganghat's police inspector Satyaveer Bandiwar said.</p>.<p>Heavy security was deployed in Hinganghat to avoid any law and order problem following her death, he said.</p>.<p>Several locals, mostly women and college students, took out a march in Wardha city last Thursday, demanding death penalty for the accused.</p>.<p>The state government has appointed well-known lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor in the case.</p>.<p>According to the victim's relatives, Nagrale had been harassing her for quite some time.</p>.<p>He was arrested within hours of the incident and booked under relevant sections.</p>.<p>Nagrale and the woman were friends till two years ago when she severed ties with him due to his "irrational behaviour", the police earlier said. </p>