Rajasthan: Spurned man, his father burn girl alive for rejecting proposal

A girl was burnt alive by a man after she refused to reciprocate to his advances, it has been reported. The incident comes out of Isarvla village, located 20 kilometres from Banswara district headquarters.

According to information, the victim, Seema, 18, was brought to MB Hospital in Udaipur on Saturday midnight. She had come in with 75% burns.

According to the victim’s father, Seema had rejected the proposal of one Ravi. Unable to take the rejection, Ravi, along with his father chased her in the village, doused her with kerosene and set her on fire.

She was initially admitted to MG Hospital in Banswara, from where doctors referred her to Udaipur. An FIR was registered in the Hospital police station.

The victim’s father also said that he had filed a complaint with the police regarding Ravi’s harassment, but no action was taken.