Chennai: Two members of the ruling AIADMK have been arrested for allegedly setting a 14-year-old girl on fire in Villupuram district.
The action was taken after the girl died at the Villupuram Government Medical College and Hospital (VGMCH) in Mundiyambakkam today morning.
It is said that due to previous enmity, G Murugan, 52, husband of a former councillor and K Kaliyaperumal, 60, poured kerosene over the girl, daughter of a petty shop owner, and set her on fire on Sunday.
The incident happened when she was taking care of the shop in the absence of her parents. She was rushed to the hospital, but died due to the severe injuries she had sustained.
Villupuram Superintendent of Police S Jayakumar, who confirmed the arrest of the duo based on the statement of the girl, added:. “We are probing various angles,” he said.