Uttar Pradesh man, who tried to set himself on fire near Parliament, dies during treatment
The man was upset because of a personal enmity, the police said.
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A 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat died on Friday while being treated at a hospital in New Delhi, two days after he allegedly set himself on fire near Parliament, PTI reported.
The man, identified as Jitendra Kumar, attempted to self-immolate using petrol in a park at the Parliament complex roundabout at 3.30 pm on Wednesday. Security personnel deployed in the area helped extinguish the fire.
Kumar was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where he was being treated. He sustained 95% burn injuries, PTI reported.
“He passed away at around 2 am [on Friday],” The Indian Express quoted an unidentified police officer as saying. “The post-mortem examination has been done, and the report is awaited. His body was handed over to his family.”
Deputy Commissioner of Police Devesh Mahla said that Kumar was upset due to a personal enmity, the newspaper reported.
The police found certain documents during their investigation into the matter, which revealed that three cases were registered against Kumar in May 2021, April 2022 and May 2024 in Baghpat, The Indian Express quoted Mahla as saying.
“In his [police] statement, he had alleged local police of not probing the case properly,” Mahla said.
In his statement, Kumar also named a man who he accused of troubling him and his family for a few years, the newspaper quoted unidentified officials...
