Rejection by girl allegedly made youth to take the extreme step, say police
The Hindu
‘Both of them suffered over 60% burns and their condition is stable’
Preliminary investigation into the case of the 21-year-old youth setting his classmate ablaze in a lodge, near Suryabagh, revealed that the boy had indulged in the crime after being rejected by her.
According to the police, Harshavardhan, the accused, a resident of Bhupalpalle in Telangana and the girl from Visakhapatnam, were pursuing B.Tech., since 2017 and were classmates in a renowned university in Punjab. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, they were staying at home. The girl reportedly informed the police that Harshavardhan was just her friend. But he had been allegedly insisting on her to love him, she said. The accused youth, however, reportedly told the police that the girl was in a relationship with him. But now, she is rejecting him for various reasons, he said.
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