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Spurned by lover, girl ends life
Spurned by lover, a 13-year-old girl and a student of Class VII of a private school committed suicide setting herself ablaze at her
Visakhapatnam: Spurned by lover, a 13-year-old girl and a student of Class VII of a private school committed suicide setting herself ablaze at her residence at Islampeta under Duvvada police station limits. The incident took place on Thursday night and she succumbed to injuries on Friday.
Sub-Inspector of Police G Divakar said that the 13-year-old girl reportedly was in love with one K Pydiraju, a resident of same area and studying ITI. She took the extreme step after Pydiraju spurned her love.
The SI said the girl doused her body with kerosene and set herself on fire on Thursday night and she was immediately rushed to King George Hospital with 80 per cent burns and died while undergoing treatment. The girl was the only daughter of her parents.
Her father works in a private firm in Dubai. The police registered a case and investigating. Sources said that the police would question Pydiraju as the girl told the police that love failure was the only reason for her to take this extreme step.
