India, Nov. 9 -- A BA second-year student in Budhana, Muzaffarnagar, set himself on fire and suffered serious injuries inside a classroom on Saturday morning after making allegations of sustained harassment by his college principal over unpaid fees. He said in a note that he was publicly shamed as Rs.7,000 was still pending after managed to pay Rs.1,700.

The student, reported to be in his early 20s and a resident of a nearby village, took the extreme step on the campus of DAV PG Degree College and is admitted to hospital with over 70% burns. He was initially taken to a local health centre, then referred to Meerut, and later moved to a hospital in Delhi due to the nature of his injuries.

He was reportedly refused permission to appear for...