Ujjain: 17-yr-old girl immolates self

Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): A 17-year-old girl residing in Moti Nagar under Nanakheda police station set herself on fire by pouring kerosene. Seeing smoke rising from the house, the neighbours knocked on the door and when nobody came out, they rescued the minor by breaking open the door. However, she died in the hospital. It is not known why she committed suicide.

The deceased, Muskan daughter of Ibrahim Khan, was alone at home at 10 am on Tuesday. She reportedly raised the sound of the TV and set herself on fire by pouring kerosene. Neighbours took Muskan out of the house and informed her brother Sanu, who works in the Manorama hotel. The girl’s mother Chand Bi works in the Rajnandani hotel and she left the house at 9.30 am. Brother works the night shift, so comes home by 11 am. Thus there was no one at home when she committed suicide.

Brother Sanu said that Muskan did not have a mobile but an unidentified mobile has been found on the spot. It is feared that Muskan was in contact with someone and also used to talk to the person on the mobile. She had studied till class VIII and was currently taking training in a beauty parlour behind D Mart.