Man sets himself on fire after girlfriend refuses to marry him

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A young man committed suicide by pouring petrol and setting himself on fire after his girlfriend allegedly rejected him in order to marry someone else.

The deceased has been identified as Rakesh, (in pic) a resident of Kallubalu village of Anekal on the outskirts of Bengaluru. It was learnt that he was working as an engineer at a private firm in Bengaluru.

According to the police sources, Rakesh had been in a relationship with a young woman for over five years.

However, of late, the girl had begun to avoid him and eventually agreed to marry someone else.

Rakesh had allegedly sent his parents to the girl’s house with a marriage proposal which was said to be rejected by the girl’s family.

A distraught Rakesh went to her house in Kodipalya of Kengeri on Wednesday evening to address the situation, which led to a heated argument between him and the girl's parents.

As the girl and her parents refused to accept his proposal, a distraught Rakesh poured petrol on himself and set himself on fire outside the girl's house in Kengeri.

Though his family and a few locals rushed him to Victoria Hospital, Rakesh succumbed to his burns in the early hours of Thursday.

The parents of Rakesh registered a complaint with the Kengeri Police Station accusing the girl's family of assualting Rakesh and abetting suicide.