Thursday, October 13, 2011

Oct 13, 2011:Heckled by lover, girl sets self on fire

TNN | Oct 13, 2011, 07.11AM IST
THORRUR (WARANGAL): A BPharm student committed suicide by setting herself on fire following harassment from her boyfriend and his friends. Gurram Swetha, 21, succumbed to her burns while undergoing treatment at MGM Hospital in Warangal on Wednesday. Swetha, a resident of Charlapalem village in Thorrur mandal, resorted to the extreme step in her house on October 6 by pouring kerosene all over herself and setting herself ablaze. She suffered 80 percent burns. She was brought to MGM Hospital immediately and died on Wednesday.

Swetha, who was pursuing her course in Hyderabad, had come down to her village for Dasara. Sources said her boyfriend Vishnuvardhan and his friends -- Somaiah and Raju a" confronted her on Dasara day in Charlapalem.
'Vishnu had a heated argument with Swetha. His friends also heckled her," they said. Soon word reached Swethaas parents Somireddy and Renuka, who questioned Vishnu and his friends for troubling their daughter. The trio escaped from the scene on October 6 evening.
Swethaas parents and villagers said she committed suicide after being vexed with Vishnu and his friendsa harassment. Swethaas parents and relatives staged a rasta roko in Thorrur carrying her body, demanding stringent punishment for the accused. Cops arrested Vishnu and two of his friends.

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