Lecturer set ablaze by stalker remains 'critical but stable'

Thecondition of the 25-year-old woman lecturer who was set ablaze in Maharashtra's Wardha district continued to remain "critical but stable", hospital authorities said on Thursday.

Victim Ankita Pisudde (25), resident of Hinganghat town in Wardha, has been undergoing treatment at the Orange City Hospital in Nagpur.

She was set ablaze by a stalker, Vikesh Nagrale (27), in Hinganghat on Monday while she was on way to the college where she taught. She suffered 40 per cent burns.

In a medical bulletin issued on Thursday, the hospital said, "No setbacks have occurred till now, although her condition remains critical. Her vitals are being maintained with oxygen supply. She is responding to commands. Her condition does remain critical."