On Wednesday, during an anti-encroachment drive in K.R.Puram in Bengaluru, a couple whose house was marked for demolition by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), threatened to self-immolate in protest against the drive.
The couple, identified as Sona Singh and Sunil Singh, residents of Gayatri Layout, tried to self-immolate by pouring petrol on themselves. Initially, they were seen holding petrol cans, obstructing the drive and asking officials to go back. When the officials did not back down, the couple went ahead and pouring kerosene, trying to immolate themselves. The police had to intervene and rescue the couple using water cannons.
