20191221 Uttar Pradesh: 18-year-old girl sets self ablaze, dies
India Dec 21 2019 “Other”
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Uttar Pradesh: 18-year-old girl sets self ablaze, dies
Updated: 2019–12–22
LUCKNOW: An 18-year-old girl allegedly set herself afire at her house in Gudumba police station area on Saturday evening.
The girl, identified as Nisha (18), was mentally challenged and lived in Chuiyapurwa. He family members claimed she poured kerosene and set herself ablaze, police said.
“At 6 pm, we noticed smoke billowing out from her room. We broke the door open to find Nisha burning. With the help of neighbours, I rushed her to a hospital and then informed the police,” her father Kallu Rajput stated in his statement to the police. Hours after, the victim succumbed to burns.
Gudumba sub-inspector Ashok Kumar said that the girl died of burns and a postmortem report is awaited. The reason behind her extreme step is yet to beascertained. “No suicide note was recovered from the spot,” he added.
Web Source: The times of India