AP: 17 year old dies after stalker sets her on fire

A 17-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh has died after she was set on fire, allegedly by two men who had been stalking her.

According to the police, the girl, a college student, was alone at home yesterday when the two accused allegedly barged into her house in West Godavari district’s Eliru and set her on fire. She died in hospital today. The accused are yet to be arrested.

The girl’s family has told the police that she had gone to the police station with her father to complain that she was being stalked by a former classmate. The two had also attempted to enter their house earlier, they have alleged.