A domestic help who sustained serious burn injuries following inhuman torture by her house owners died at a hospital here yesterday after fighting for life for the last four days.

Rupa, 11, a domestic help and daughter of Omar Ali of Jamalpur, died at Aveceena hospital yesterday evening after fighting for life since Tuesday. She sustained severe burn injuries on various parts of her body when her masters threw hot water on her body.

Rupa was working as a domestic help of Jakir Hossain, a T & T engineer and his wife Nasrin Shultana Shaz at their Banani staff quarters house in Dhaka for the last two years, police said.

Police arrested Jahanara Siddiquie, mother of Shaz from the hospital for interrogation.