PALAKKAD: A 16-year-old girl was called to the house of a youth and set on fire. The incident happened at Kollengode in Palakkad at 7 am Sunday morning. She was called to the house in the name of a birthday celebration.

Dhanya and Subramanyan (23) of Kollengode Kizhakkegramam Agraharam are the two who sustained burns. The locals said the youth and the girl have been in love for a long time. Their families opposed their relationship and tried to dissuade them from it recently. The locals said due to this the youth may have attempted suicide after setting the girl on fire. Both were first admitted to Thrissur Medical College Hospital and later to a private hospital in Ernakulam.
The youth’s mother said the two were in love and their marriage was fixed to be conducted after the girl turns 18.

Only Subramanyan’s mother and his brother were at home at the time of the incident. His father who runs a catering unit had gone out. She called the locals after seeing smoke in his room. On being informed, the fire force reached the spot and doused the flames. The two were taken to the hospital in the ambulance of the fire force. The two had sustained 50% burns.