Schoolgirl attempts suicide over Jayalalithaa verdict

Chennai: A 17-year-old school student attempted suicide by setting herself on fire over the imprisonment of AIADMK supreme Jayalalithaa, police said on Sunday.

The teenager was admitted to the government hospital in Madurai and is battling for her life with over 80 percent burn injuries.

Upset with Jayalalithaa’s conviction in the disproportionate wealth case by a special court in Bengaluru, M Nagalakshmi took the extreme step.