Fashion designer Mona Suri has died in New Delhi of injuries she suffered when two men attempted to burn her alive this summer.

The Times of India said Sunday the 35-year-old Indian designer, who was attacked by unidentified assailants at her home in August, suffered multiple-organ failure and died Saturday at a New Delhi hospital. Suri had been admitted to the hospital Aug. 12 following the horrific attack.

The designer had previously told police a colleague of her husband may have behind the attack, leading to charges being filed against the man. Yet the slow pace of the investigation has frustrated Suri's family, who demanded the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation become involved.

"The police investigations were on the right track in the beginning but later it lost direction and for the last 40-50 days, they could not manage to make any headway in the case. We want a CBI inquiry," said Taranjeet Bawa, Suri's brother. // Copyright 2007 by United Press International


Publication date: 22 October 2007   

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