This Article is From Jun 02, 2019

Rajasthan Teen Sets Herself Ablaze Over Alleged Sexual Harassment, Dies

The Rajasthan girl's father had filed a case of sexual harassment against the accused earlier in May.

Rajasthan Teen Sets Herself Ablaze Over Alleged Sexual Harassment, Dies

Teen girl allegedly committed suicide in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. (Representational)

Nagaur, Rajasthan:

A 17-year-old girl set herself ablaze on Saturday after she was allegedly sexually harassed by a man in Rajasthan's Nagaur, the police said. Her father had filed a case of sexual harassment against the accused earlier in May.

"A case has been filed and post-mortem has been carried out," police officer Jitender Singh Charan said. "We received a complaint from a man that his daughter set herself on fire after sprinkling kerosene on herself," he added.

The police officer said the girl's father had filed a case under a law that protects children from sexual offences. "The accused was arrested after that," he said.
 

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