Two persons were arrested on the charge of allege abetment of suicide after a teenage girl set herself on fire in North 24 Parganas district, police said today.
The 17-year-old girl allegedly set herself on fire at her residence near the Airport yesterday. She has been admitted to R G Kar Medical College Hospital in Kolkata, the sources said.
The girl's father lodged an FIR with the Airport police station against two persons Ratan Shil and Meenta Shil alleging that they were responsible for abetment for the suicide of his daughter, the sources added.