Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu), March 29 -- A 17-year-old girl, who was allegedly set on fire by her spurned lover and his friend in a premeditated attack on Sunday last for avoiding him, at Keela Nambipuram village near Ettayapuram in Thoothukudi district, succumbed to burn injuries at Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital (TKMCH) on Saturday.
Police said the victim had fallen in love with her neighbour Santhosh (21) and when their love affair came to light, the girl's mother A.Kaliammal (45) strongly objected to their relationship.
Kaliammal, who separated from her husband, moved to Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram district along with her daughter.
Enraged over this, Santhosh threatened Kaliammal for resisting their love affair, follow...