13-Year-Old Jain Girl Dies After 68-Day Fast in Hyderabad

Aradhana, 13-year-old class 8 student, died two days after completing a 68-day holy fast in Hyderabad.

13-year-old Aradhana died two days after completing a 68-day fast. (Photo Courtesy: ANI Screengrab)

A 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad fasted for 68 days during the holy period called Chaumasa, forcefully so, as her father wanted her to aid his business, reported The New Indian Express.

Aradhana, the class 8 student, had completed her fast and two days later, died due to ill health, after suffering a cardiac arrest, reported NDTV.

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