A spurned youth killed a 18-year-old Dalit girl by setting her on fire in Apuvpur village here, police said here today.
The youth identified as Sarman Singh Kannaujia barged into the house of the victim on Tuesday afternoon when all the family members were out. The girl offered a strong resistance to his advances following which the youth sprinkled kerosene on the victim and set her ablaze, police said today.
He then fled the scene as the neighbors rushed in on hearing her cries, police said, adding that she was rushed to a Community Health Centre from where she was taken to a Kanpur hospital where she succumbed yesterday.
Superintendent of Police Anil Jain said that three teams have been constituted to nab the culprit.
