Aradhana Samdariya

Ten days after a 13-year-old Jain teen died in Hyderabad after ending a fast that spanned more than two months, the community says her parents have nothing to be apologetic for.

The Lokayukta for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana today called for a report from Hyderabad Police in connection with the death a 13-year-old Aradhana Samdariya, who died allegedly after undertaking a 68-day fast as part of a community ritual.

I did not go as a journalist. I went without a camera, with a friend who belonged to the Jain community to know more about and understand the circumstances that led to her death.

At regular intervals during her lengthy fast, Aradhana Samdariya, 13, was examined by relatives who are doctors. They allowed the Jain teen to keep going, to complete a 68-day fast. Two days later Aradhana was declared brought dead' to a Hyderabad hospital.

The 13-year-old Jain girl who undertook a lengthy fast and died two days after it ended was "well aware of the strength of her body," said the community's top leader in Hyderabad, claiming that "she fasted for eight days in 2014, 34 days in 2015 and 68 days this year."

Ten days after a 13-year-old Jain teen died in Hyderabad after ending a fast that spanned more than two months, the community says her parents have nothing to be apologetic for.

The Lokayukta for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana today called for a report from Hyderabad Police in connection with the death a 13-year-old Aradhana Samdariya, who died allegedly after undertaking a 68-day fast as part of a community ritual.

I did not go as a journalist. I went without a camera, with a friend who belonged to the Jain community to know more about and understand the circumstances that led to her death.

At regular intervals during her lengthy fast, Aradhana Samdariya, 13, was examined by relatives who are doctors. They allowed the Jain teen to keep going, to complete a 68-day fast. Two days later Aradhana was declared brought dead' to a Hyderabad hospital.

The 13-year-old Jain girl who undertook a lengthy fast and died two days after it ended was "well aware of the strength of her body," said the community's top leader in Hyderabad, claiming that "she fasted for eight days in 2014, 34 days in 2015 and 68 days this year."