<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">A minor Dalit girl was set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district by a youth purportedly after she refused to share her mobile number with him.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">The girl, who suffered third-degree burn injuries, was admitted to a hospital in Varanasi, where her condition was stated to be critical.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">According to police sources, the victim, a resident of Phariha village in the district, was approached by her neighbour Mohammed Safi, when she was alone in the house on Tuesday.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Safi bolted the door from inside and asked the girl for her mobile number. When she refused, Safi flew into a rage and set the girl on fire after pouring kerosene oil, which was kept in a can nearby, over the girl.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">The locals, who rushed to the spot on hearing the girl’s scream, managed to extinguish the fire and rushed her to the hospital. They also caught Safi and thrashed him.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Safi, who also sustained serious injuries, was admitted to the district hospital, sources said adding that tension prevailed in the village as the accused hailed from a different community.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">A case was registered and security personnel in strength had been deployed at the village to maintain law and order, the police said.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">The situation was peaceful, they added.</font></font></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">A minor Dalit girl was set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh district by a youth purportedly after she refused to share her mobile number with him.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">The girl, who suffered third-degree burn injuries, was admitted to a hospital in Varanasi, where her condition was stated to be critical.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">According to police sources, the victim, a resident of Phariha village in the district, was approached by her neighbour Mohammed Safi, when she was alone in the house on Tuesday.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Safi bolted the door from inside and asked the girl for her mobile number. When she refused, Safi flew into a rage and set the girl on fire after pouring kerosene oil, which was kept in a can nearby, over the girl.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">The locals, who rushed to the spot on hearing the girl’s scream, managed to extinguish the fire and rushed her to the hospital. They also caught Safi and thrashed him.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">Safi, who also sustained serious injuries, was admitted to the district hospital, sources said adding that tension prevailed in the village as the accused hailed from a different community.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">A case was registered and security personnel in strength had been deployed at the village to maintain law and order, the police said.</font></font></font></p>.<p><font color="#000000"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">The situation was peaceful, they added.</font></font></font></p>