Man attempts suicide by setting himself on fire near Parliament in Delhi

A man attempted suicide by setting himself on fire near the Parliament building in New Delhi on Wednesday, according to a report by news agency PTI. He was promptly rushed to RML hospital to receive

A man attempted suicide by setting himself on fire near the Parliament building in New Delhi on Wednesday, according to a report by news agency PTI.

 

The man, in his early 30s, was promptly rushed to RML hospital where he is undergoing treatment for 95 per cent burns  in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the burns department.  Delhi Fire Services officials said the incident occurred around 3.35 pm near the Railway Bhawan opposite the Parliament building.

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Delhi police, in a statement, said that the individual may be Jitendra from Uttar Pradesh's Bagpat. However, the exact identity has yet to be confirmed.

 

The incident occurred at the Rail Bhavan roundabout. The area has been cordoned off, and an investigation is currently underway. 

 

"The local police, railway police, and some civilians quickly managed to extinguish the flames, and the man was sent to the hospital. Preliminary findings suggest the incident may be linked to personal enmity in Bagpat. Further investigations are ongoing," the police statement said. 

According to an official statement, "He set himself on fire at the roundabout near Rail Bhawan. The local police and railway police, along with some people, immediately extinguished the fire and the person was sent to hospital." According to initial investigations, the man took the extreme step due to a dispute with some people back home in Bagpat, it said. 

Carrying a bag containing some clothes and a notebook, he sat on the footpath for a few minutes before pouring some chemicals over himself and setting himself on fire, a police officer said. 

"With his body engulfed in the flames, he ran on the road and fell. Security personnel put the blanket on him to douse the fire," he said.

 

  (With agency inputs)