KOLLAM: A youth who set himself ablaze at his lover’s house following love failure at Kavanad in Kollam, succumbed to his injuries. The youth identified as Selvamani, native of Kadavoor, died at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College while undergoing treatment.

The youth sustained 95% burns. His statement was that he took the drastic step following a love failure. His lover too sustained injuries. The girl’s mother who sustained serious injuries has been admitted at a private hospital in Kollam.