VISAKHAPATNAM: The youngster P
Harshavardhan
(21) who set ablaze a 20-year-old girl, his classmate, and later attempted to
immolate
himself on November 13, died on Tuesday morning while undergoing treatment at
KG Hospital
in
Vizag city
.
Speaking to TOI, inspector of Two Town police station K Venkata Rao, said the youngster had suffered severe burns that had affected his vital organs. The girl is still undergoing treatment at
KGH
, where her condition is said to be critical.
Authorities at KGH said both the boy and the girl suffered over 60 per cent burns.
Police said the girl and Harshavardhan were classmates at a private university. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, they were at their homes. Harshavardhan was from Bhupalapalle of Telangana and the girl is a native of Visakhapatnam. .
On November 12, Harshavardhan checked into a private lodge in
Vizag city and the following day, called the girl to discuss their relationship.
The girl told the police that she had rejected Harshavardhan’s marriage proposal. An angry Harshavardhan poured petrol on the girl and set her ablaze. He then set himself on fire.
Harshavardhan in his statement claimed that he had been in a ‘relationship’ with the girl, but she had recently rejected him.