Kolkata:
Subjected to regular sexual harassment by some local youngsters and following an altercation with her father on the issue, a 13-year-old-school girl committed suicide by setting herself on fire in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police said on Tuesday.
Four people have been arrested in this connection.
"Ujjawala Prasad, 13, had set herself on fire last night and she succumbed to injuries on Tuesday morning. Her father has lodged a complaint against nine persons who had been harassing the girl for the past few days. Four persons have been arrested," a police officer said.
The incident happened in Hirapur in Burdwan district, about 200 km from Kolkata.
Police said the girl complained to her father about some boys teasing her regularly, following which he went to confront them. The boys said the girl was having an affair with one of them.
The father had a heated argument with the girl Monday night after which she allegedly immolated herself.