A 16-year-old girl, who was battling for life after a boy set her ablaze at her house here three days back, succumbed to her injuries at a state-run hospital this afternoon, police said.
The girl, who suffered over 70 per cent burn injuries after the boy, allegedly set her on fire, succumbed to her injuries at 3.30 PM today, they said.
Police said the boy, a minor, had been pestering the girl to marry him. He had an argument at her residence on March 27 and in a fit of rage allegedly set her ablaze by dousing kerosene.
The boy, who also suffered burn injuries in the incident, was undergoing treatment, police said.