A 13-year-old school girl, who had set herself on fire two days back, succumbed to her burn injuries on Monday.
The victim girl, a Class VIII student, who suffered 85 per cent burn injuries after she set herself on fire by putting kerosene oil on herself, at her residence in Colony No. 4 on Saturday, succumbed to her injuries at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).
“In her statement to the magistrate, she had claimed that she took this extreme step due to some problems in her life, however, she had not accused anyone for this step,” said Yashpal Singh, SHO, PS-Industrial Area.
Meanwhile, sources in the police stated that during further questioning, she disclosed that she was in a relationship with a boy but he denied her marriage proposal. Following the rejection, the victim went into depression and attempted to commit suicide. The statements of the teenager have been recorded in the presence of the magistrate for further investigation into the matter, added the SHO. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon when the teenager was alone at home. The parents of the victim had visited to a nearby market. After her parents left to the market, she poured kerosene oil and set herself on fire. The incident was reported to the local police by her neighbours when they noticed smoke from her residence.
A police team rushed her to the PGIMER for medical treatment. The duty doctors at the hospital claimed that the victim sustained up to 85 per cent burn injuries.