The chairperson of apex child rights body NCPCR will travel to Dumka in Jharkhand on September 4 to meet the family of a class 12 student who died after being set afire by a man apparently after she spurned his advances.
During his two day visit, Priyank Kanoongo, Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) will also also hold meetings with police officials and medical authorities handling the case.
In a letter to the Jharkhand Chief Secretary and other state government officials, the NCPCR said Mr. Kanungo will be visiting Dumka to take stock of the case.
