SUKKUR: A teenage girl was set on fire by a young man in Kaltarpur Muhalla in Kandiyaro, Naushahro Feroze district, on Monday morning. The girl, who has received 60 per cent burn injuries, has been referred to a hospital in Karachi for medical aid.
Reports said that Sajid Qureshi, a cloth merchant and also a resident of Kaltarpur Muhalla, wanted to marry 18 year old Aqsa, daughter of the late Ikram Qureshi. The girl’s mother refused his proposal, as the man is said to be an alcoholic. Reports said that the man kept on pursuing her, but the girl’s mother and brother repeatedly refused his overtures.
On Monday morning, the accused Sajid Qureshi, who was reportedly drunk, broke into the house of Ikram Qureshi and tried to assault Aqsa. The girl resisted and started screaming for help. The accused then threw kerosene oil on her, set her on fire and fled, reports added.  Read more