Student sets girlfriend on fire after being denied her hand in marriage
A young man murdered his girlfriend by setting her on fire in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu after her parents refused to give their consent for the duo's marriage. The incident happened on Saturday when the accused, a post-graduate student, first stabbed the girl, also a student, and then set her on fire by pouring kerosene over her. He later stabbed her mother too before immolating himself.
