He had cut all ties with her, says aunt of Bengaluru student set ablaze over affair with cousin

Bengaluru, 18/7: The family of the engineering student, who was doused in petrol and set on fire by his uncle for being in a relationship with his daughter, has claimed he had cut all ties with her.

Shashank, 18, a first-year computer science at a Kengeri college, was set ablaze by his uncle Manu alias Mahesh. He has suffered large-scale burns and is being treated at Victoria Hospital.

The victim’s maternal aunt, Hira, said Shashank and Lahari (Manu’s daughter) had been in a relationship for three years but it came to their attention only last week. Manu and his family live in Chamarajanagar. Lahari is six months older than Shashank.