UP: College student sets himself ablaze after barred from exam, critical

A college student set himself ablaze on Saturday, after being allegedly not allowed to appear in an examination over non-payment of fees, in Budhana town of the Muzaffarnagar district, police said.

Ujjwal Rana (22), who suffered 70 per cent burns, was taken to a hospital. He was later referred to a higher centre for treatment where he remains critical, police said.

According to the police, Ujjwal is a second-year BA student at DAV College in Budhana.