Jilted lover sets Kerala girl ablaze, commits suicide in medical college premises

Mangalore Today News Network

Kerala, Feb 01, 2017 : A jilted lover set his former girlfriend on fire inside her medical college classroom in Kerala’s Kottayam town on Wednesday, and later immolated himself, police said.

 

According to police, the accused barged into the classroom at SME College with a bottle of petrol and before the girl’s classmates could react, he poured the fuel on her and set her ablaze.

The attacker, who is a senior student in the same medical school, then rushed out of the classroom and set himself on fire.Both the girl and the accused were admitted to the Kottayam medical college hospital with serious burns. The lover later died in the hospital, while the girl, who suffered 80% burns, was in critical condition and battling for life, doctors said.

According to girl’s friends, the two were in love for some time but the girl backed out after her parents opposed their relationship. After this, the accused -- identified as Adarsh (25), a resident of Kollam -- stalked and threatened her on several occasions, they said.

The School of Medical Education (SME) is a constituent college of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.