Hyderabad: Upset that the woman he loved was getting married to another man, a 19-year-old construction worker set himself ablaze in front of the functional hall in Langar Houz where the wedding was taking place on Friday. The injured was rushed to a nearby hospital and succumbed to burn injuries while undergoing treatment on Monday.
West Zone police said that the victim, Shaik Ashfaq, was in love with a woman from his neighbourhood and he approached her family seeking their permission to marry her. "But the woman's family was not interested in a matrimonial alliance with Ashfaq and they rejected his proposal," police said. The woman's family started looking for a prospective groom. They soon found a private worker from the city and fixed her wedding.