17 year-old girl sets herself ablaze due to lack of toilet

A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide in Telangana's Nalgonda district on Monday night after she was unable to persuade her parents to build a toilet in their house, reports NDTV. 

Kadaparthi Rekha allegedly poured kerosene on herself and set herself ablaze last night around 9.00 pm. The junior college student from Gundala sub division was reportedly embarrassed to use the toilet in the open and take bath in makeshift tents which were made from gunny bags, police officer K Raju said.

The girl's parents Sattiah and Nagamma are farm labourers and are not able to bear the expense of building the toilet in their home.

Since Rekha took such extreme measure, the police are looking at possibilities of her being harassed or stalked. They believe that it might have made her desperate for seek privacy and safety.

Clean India and sanitation drive which includes building toilets in every village is an important part of PM Narendra Modi's political campaigns.