A 20-year-old final-year undergraduate student was found dead with severe burn injuries at her residence in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Wednesday. According to reports, the young woman was alone at home when she allegedly poured petrol on herself and set herself ablaze. Her father has claimed that the drastic step came after months of mental torture, harassment and blackmail by a man she had once been in a relationship with. He alleged that the accused had been threatening her using intimate photos and even went as far as to threaten her life, claiming he would kill her by setting her on fire.
