Man taken into custody for attempting to set ablaze a girl

One person was taken into custody for allegedly attempting to set ablaze a teenaged girl near Palladam in Tirupur district today.

The man Chellapandian had poured kerosene on the girl when she was alone in her house in Chencheripudur and thrown a lit match stick.

Hearing her screams her neighbours rushed there and rescued her, police said.

The girl is brought and undergoing treatment in a private hospital here.