Sullia : A 21 year old woman has committed suicide by setting herself afire after dousing with kerosene in her house at Nelyady.

The incident came to light on January 4, Monday morning.

The deceased woman is Navya Joseph (21), daughter of V J Joseph, a businessman in Nelyady.

Navya who had completed her BBA at the St Aloysius College in Mangaluru during the previous academic year, was at home after completing her education.

On Sunday night Navya had retired to bed as usual at around 10.30. However when she did not open her room door for long and also did not answer phone calls by her mother, the family broke open the door to find her dead.