A stalker on Monday night killed a girl, who he was obsessed with, by setting her on fire and severely injured her mother and sister.
The accused, identified as Aakash, has been arrested. The incident happened at Adambakkam AGS Colony in Saraswathi Nagar.
According to police, Aakash and the deceased, Indhuja, studied engineering together. He claimed to be in love with Indhuja but she turned down his advances, which angered him and he killed her.
Indhuja's mother Renuka and her sister Nivedha also suffered burn injuries and were shifted to Kilpauk Medical College (KMC) hospital in the city.
The dean of the hospital told reporters that Renuka has suffered 49 per cent and Nivedha 23 per cent burn injuries and are being treated in the ICU.
He also said any prediction about their survival can be done only after 48 hours.
