New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl died after sustaining burn injuries in outer Delhi's Ranhola area, while a man was found hanging in a house nearby shortly after with police suspecting that he died by suicide.

An officer on Tuesday nixed claims that the two were in a relationship.

The girl was taken to a hospital with severe burn injuries where she died during treatment. In another lane close to her house, a man was found hanging under suspicious circumstances, they said.

Both bodies have been sent for post-mortem. Investigations are underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events and whether the two incidents are linked, police added.

According to the officer, the girl set herself on fire after having an altercation with her family.

He said that crime teams have inspected

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