A 26-year-old man from Hebbal, Bengaluru, tried to set himself on fireplace close to Raj Bhavan on Sunday afternoon, in what the police have described as a determined try to realize media consideration.
Zuhail Ahmed doused himself in petrol outdoors the official residence constructing of the Karnataka Governor in Bengaluru.(HT File)
Based on a report by Deccan Herald, Zuhail Ahmed doused himself in petrol round 4.30 pm, simply as reporters gathered for a press briefing by an area politician.
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The media intervened shortly, grabbing a plastic bottle from him earlier than he might ignite the gas, the report added. Police later confirmed that Ahmed was not carrying a matchbox or lighter. Bystanders, who witnessed the scene, instantly rushed to his help, pouring water over him earlier than handing him over to the authorities.
Ahmed was subsequently booked by the Vidhana Soudha police for inflicting public nuisance. Throughout his interplay with reporters, he claimed that he had been assaulted by his spouse, resulting in his hospitalization. He defined that his act of self-harm was meant to attract consideration to his private struggles, the DH report additional added.
The police investigation revealed {that a} prior grievance had been lodged by his spouse with the Chikkaballapur police, accusing him of cruelty underneath IPC Part 498A. Based on the police, Ahmed works as an engineer at a personal firm in Hebbal, whereas his spouse resides in Chikkaballapur.
In one other latest case, a 32-year-old man in Davangere allegedly killed his two younger youngsters earlier than dying by suicide, deeply distressed over the demise of his spouse
The tragic incident occurred on Thursday. The person, recognized as Uday, left behind a demise observe by which he expressed his enduring love for his late spouse and wrote that he was “joining her along with their children,” police stated.
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