Jhajjar, February 29
An incident of setting a 17-year-old schoolgirl on fire allegedly by a youth following an argument has come to the fore in Bahadurgarh. The police have started investigation after registering a case against the youth.
The incident came to light yesterday when kin of the girl found her suffering from burn injuries. They rushed her to the Civil Hospital from where she was referred to the PGIMS, Rohtak, after first aid. “Prime facie, it has been learnt that the girl and the boy knew each other. They entered into an argument during a party which led to the incident. Efforts are being made to arrest the accused,” said Arpit Jain, SP, Jhajjar.
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