FARIDKOT – Fed up with “repeated molestation and harassment” by five youths, a Class X Dalit girl set herself a fire in Ambedkar Nagar area of Faridkot.
Daughter of a rickshaw-puller, the victim sustained 90 per cent burns and is battling for life at the local Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital. The police has arrested three of the accused, who lived in her neighbourhood, while two others are absconding.
In their complaint to the police, the victim’s family members alleged that when the girl objected to their behaviour today, they beat her up. After the incident, the girl allegedly sprinkled kerosene on her clothes and tried to immolate herself.
She was rushed to the hospital by her family members and neighbours. Her condition was stated to be critical. The victim’s parents alleged that the girl was scared even to step out of her house due to constant harassment and molestation by the accused.
