Troubled by sending obscene videos of the youth, the minor set himself on fire

Lucknow (IANS) | A minor girl set herself ablaze after being repeatedly harassed by a youth in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh. The girl was taken to a hospital in Jalaun, where she was referred to Jhansi on Thursday night. His condition is said to be critical.

Inspector-in-charge of the case Sameer Kumar Singh said, “The police have expedited the process of nabbing the youth by registering a case against the unknown accused on the complaint of the minor girl’s father.”

The victim’s father said in his statement, “From the beginning of this week, a young man named Nikki started harassing my daughter over phone. He used to torture my daughter every day. Fed up with this repeated harassment, he locked himself in a room and set it on fire.

The accused also used to send obscene clips to the girl.

–IANS