A 72-year-old woman allegedly immolated herself at Rasoolpuram near Balaramapuram here on Sunday.
According to the Balaramapuram police, Bhageerathi Amma, who was staying with her son Krishnankutty, allegedly doused herself with kerosene before lighting the match around 12.30 p.m. on Sunday. She was rushed to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital, where she succumbed to the burn injuries. The body has been shifted to the MCH morgue for autopsy on Monday. The police said she was suffering from different age-related ailments for quite some time, which could have provoked the extreme act.