65-year old AIADMK worker S Venkatesan died in a hospital here after he set himself ablaze by pouring kerosene, three others hanged themselves while another jumped before a speeding bus elsewhere, police said today.
Ten persons are believed to have suffered cardiac arrest, apparently unable to come to terms with the verdict, while one person died of shock, they said.
Those who allegedly committed suicide also included two Class 12 students who set themselves ablaze in Tiruppur.