Maniac sets girl afire and commits suicide

Sangareddy (Medak), December 31: In a stunning incident of love lunacy, a maniac has poured kerosene on a girl and set her on fire, for spurning his overtures and committed suicide. The ghastly incident occurred in Medak on Thursday.

According to police, Sasidhar Reddy, a resident of Pothireddypally village has been stalking Aparna. As she has spurned his overtures, he poured kerosene on her and set her afire. He has jumped to his death from a building later. While the maniac died on the spot, the girl was being treated for critical burn injuries in a hospital here.

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