A youngster tried to immolate his teenaged cousin for turning down his marriage proposal, in Malkajgiri on Saturday. The accused, Kranti (20), had been harassing the 19-year-old college student for a year, asking her to marry him, the police said. The woman had informed her parents about him, who warned Kranti. He, however, began stalking the woman.

 Kranti stalked his cousin on a bike. While stalking her, he insisted that she get on the bike with him but when she refused, he pulled out a bottle of petrol, poured it on her in order to set her ablaze. However, the girl raised an alarm and escaped.