17-year-old girl allegedly sets herself on fire over lack of toilet at home in Telangana

Hyderabad: A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide on Monday by setting herself on fire as she was unhappy over lack of toilet at her house in Nalgonda district of Telangana. [caption id=“attachment_2582520” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational Image. Reuters[/caption] The incident occurred at Gundala village. The girl, a first-year intermediate student, doused herself with kerosene and set herself on fire after her parents left for the work, police sub-inspector K Raja was quoted as saying by PTI over phone. She died on the spot. “Her parents are farm labourers and the family is poor. They don’t have a toilet at house and have to go outside to answer the nature’s call. The girl had been asking her parents to build a toilet of late and they had told her they will be able to construct one by next summer,” the officer said, citing the parents’ statement. PTI