UP: Teenage girl set afire by scorned lover in Lucknow
A 17-year-old girl was set ablaze allegedly by a jilted lover in the Alamnagar area in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, police said today. The incident occurred yesterday under the City Kotwali police station area. The accused, identified as Zahid Ansari, allegedly barged into the house of the minor victim and set her ablaze after dousing her with kerosene, Circle Officer Abhishek Pandey said.
Victim suffered 80% burns
The victim gave the accused a chase in an attempt to catch him, but lost unconscious as the flames engulfed her. She was rushed to a local hospital from where she was referred to a hospital in Varanasi, Pandey said, adding that she suffered 80% burns. Efforts are on to nab Ansari, who is absconding, he added.
