An undergraduate female student suffered about 90 per cent burn injuries after allegedly attempting self-immolation in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, police said Saturday.

This is the fifth such incident reported in the state in the past six months.

One person, who was allegedly harassing the college student, was arrested in this connection.

The incident occurred Friday night at Lanjiberna area when the victim’s family members were asleep.

The second-year student was first taken to a local hospital and later shifted to the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) in Rourkela.

Doctors said her condition was “highly critical.”

Sundergarh Superintendent of Police Amritpal Kaur said, “The police have arrested a 25-year-old man in this connection. The preliminary investigation indicates that the man w

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