In yet another incident of crime against women being reported from Haryana, a 16-year-old set herself on fire after her father committed suicide. The incident was reported from Dharodi village in Haryana's Jind district on Tuesday.

FATHER'S SUICIDE



The girl's father, Dilbagh, committed suicide after the girl told him of how a boy had been torturing her on a daily basis and had proposed marriage to her. Dilbagh, a father of five daughters, on hearing of how his daughter had been subjected to sexual harassment, consumed poison and committed suicide, fearing social insult. He was distressed by the boy's regular torture and threat to kidnap his daughter when she refused his marriage proposal.

AFTERMATH OF FATHER'S DEATH



The girl, a student of class 11, on hearing of her father's death, poured kerosene on herself and set herself ablaze. She has been admitted to the PGI Rohtak with severe burns and her condition is said to be critical.

The girl's uncle, Shakti, said that a complaint regarding the incident and harassment of the girl has been registered and that the police are investigating the case. ACP Wasim Akram said that the boy had proposed marriage to the girl and that he had been in regular touch with the girl on her phone. Akram said that the police are investigating the matter and that depending on the investigations, action will be taken against the boy.

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