Accused poured petrol on himself inside house and set himself on fire!
Somwarpet, Nov. 4: When the police tried to take custody of an accused who had absconded without appearing in court in various theft cases, he poured petrol on himself inside the house and set himself on fire this morning in Gandhinagar of the city.
The police had prepared a chargesheet and submitted it to the court regarding Sanjay, a resident of Gandhinagar, being involved in several theft cases. The court had issued an arrest warrant for Sanjay, who had escaped without appearing in court in some cases. Mallesh and Sajan, staff of Somwarpet police station, had gone to the accused's house this morning to issue this arrest warrant and take him into custody. When the warrant was issued, the accused Sanjay, who had gone inside the house to change his clothes, suddenly poured petrol on himself and set himself on fire. When he screamed, unable to bear the fire, the police personnel also rushed into the house.
As the fire was burning, Sanjay's T-shirt was untied and water was poured on it. In this chaos, the hands of police personnel Mallesh and Sajan also caught fire and were burnt. Sanjay suffered severe burns on the upper part of his body and is in a critical condition.
Immediately, the injured Sanjay was rushed to the Somwarpet Hospital by the police with the cooperation of the locals. Later, the injured police reached the hospital and received first aid. Later, the three were taken to Mysore KR Hospital for further treatment.
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