Rajasthan: Girl sets herself ablaze, dies

A teenage girl reportedly set herself on fire after pouring kerosene on her body in Rajasthan's Nagaur district. The incident took place a month after her father filed a case under the POCSO Act against a youth for sexually harassing her.

Nagaur:A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze in Makrana area of Nagaur district on Saturday, a month after her father had filed a case against a youth for sexually harassing her.

Makrana SHO Jitender Singh Charan said, "We received a complaint from a man that his daughter set herself on fire after pouring kerosene on herself." An FIR had been lodged in the matter and the body had been sent for post-mortem examination, he said.

The police officer said that the girl's father had filed a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act a month ago against a youth. "The accused was arrested after that," he added.