Updated 24 July 2024 at 09:42 IST

Class 11 Girl Student Sets Herself on Fire in Maharashtra's Palghar, Dies

A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday by setting herself on fire in the predominantly tribal Jawhar taluka of the district.

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17-year-old girl dies by suicide | Image: PTI

Palghar: A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday by setting herself on fire in the predominantly tribal Jawhar taluka of the district, police said.

The deceased was a Std 11th student.

In the afternoon, she went to the third-floor terrace of the `ashram school' (residential school for tribal children) at Dehre where she studied and set herself ablaze after pouring petrol, a police official said.

The reason for her extreme act was still not known.

Probe is on.

Published By : Navya Dubey

Published On: 24 July 2024 at 08:49 IST