KOTTAYAM: A seventh standard student who set himself on fire after quarreling with parents died. The deceased has been identified as 12-year old Madhav S Nair, a native of Pambadi and son of Sarath and Sunitha. The incident took place around 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Madhav was admitted to Kottayam Medical College Hospital with 80% burns but could not be rescued. The police said that he used the petrol that was stored in his home. He was a seventh standard student of Pambadi Shree Bhadra School. The body is kept in the mortuary of Kottayam Medical College.