College student burnt to death by stalker

Thrissur: A 22-year-old engineering student was Thursday burnt alive inside her house here by a man who had been allegedly stalking her, police said.

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Hearing her cries, some neighbours and relatives staying nearby rushed to the house and found the victim on flames in the bathroom, initial reports said.

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The accused, Neethish (32), is suspected to have gained entry into the house through the backdoor, K Rajan, a local MLA said.

Only the victim and her grandmother were in the house when the incident took place, he said.

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Only last month a jilted lover had burnt to death a college student in Thiruvalla. (PTI)

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