Unable to bear her mother's scolding, a 12-year-old girl took the extreme step of taking her own life, under Bowenpally Police Station limits, on Friday evening.
According to police, Shailaja, daughter of Hari Shanker, was a resident of Tadbund in Bowenpally.
Shailaja was allegedly scolded by her mother for neglecting her studies.
The girl, believed to have been hurt by her mother's words, poured kerosene on her body and lit herself.
She was rushed to Gandhi Hospital in Musheerabad, where the doctors pronounced her dead on arrival.
Police have registered a case, and further investigations are on.