India, June 11 -- A 27-year-old under the influence of alcohol attempted to leap onto the burning funeral pyre of his girlfriend at the Shanti Ghat cremation ground on the banks of the Kanhan River, 25km from Nagpur, on Monday evening.

The youth, identified as Anurag Rajendra Meshram, a resident of Hanuman Nagar in Parseoni town of Nagpur district, was thrashed by angry mourners at the cremation ground. He is currently in critical condition in a private hospital.

According to police sources, Meshram was in a romantic relationship with 19-year-old Anshika Khobragade, a resident of the same locality. On Sunday, around 7 pm, Anshika allegedly died by suicide in her home. She was rushed to hospital but doctors declared her dead on arrival....