Moradabad, Jan. 10 -- A 19-year-old Muslim student of Hindu College in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad was severely injured after his classmates allegedly tried setting him on fire in a 'prank' outside the campus on Thursday, January 8.

Farhad Ali was coming out of the college after writing an exam when his classmates, Deepak Kumar, 20, and Aarush Singh, 21, allegedly hurled an inflammable substance and set him on fire.

The flames spread across Ali's clothes, triggering panic on the campus. Onlookers immediately tried to douse the blaze with water and rushed Ali to the hospital. He suffered eight per cent burn injuries on his legs and thighs. Police claim he is currently stable.

Kumar and Singh have since been arrested.

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