R. Rathinakumar
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The Thalambur police have arrested a 25-year-old man for making an attempt to homicide a 19-year-old lady by setting her on hearth in Chennai.

Sources within the police stated the lady, V. Gayathri, a second-year engineering scholar at a non-public college, resided at a paying visitor accomodation within the metropolis. The suspect, recognized as R. Rathinakumar, 25, a local of Kattumannarkudi, Cuddalore district, labored at a non-public software program agency in Koyambedu. The 2 had been reportedly associated.

The police stated they’d been in a relationship, which the lady had just lately ended.

Upset over the breakup, he known as her over the telephone on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) morning and requested to satisfy. They met as she was leaving for faculty. Through the dialog, he insisted that they proceed their relationship however as she refused, he took out a bottle of petrol from his pocket and doused her with the liquid. He then set her on hearth and fled the scene, the police stated.

Listening to her screams, folks within the neighborhood got here to her rescue and put out the hearth. She was rushed to a non-public hospital in Kelambakkam and subsequently referred to a different non-public hospital in Perumbakkam. 

She was admitted with 45% burns, and has sustained burns on face, neck, and different components of her physique. She is present process remedy on the hospital, and the police have recorded her assertion. 

Thalambur Police Inspector Charles, who’s main the investigation, arrested Rathinakumar on prices of try to homicide. He was remanded to judicial custody.