A 32-year-old man from Singareni Colony, Saidabad, succumbed to his third-degree burns while undergoing treatment at Osmania General Hospital here on Monday.
According to Saidabad police, around 9 p.m. on Sunday, Hari Anil doused himself with petrol and set himself afire due to a land issue in the area. He was soon rushed to the OGH for immediate medical assistance. “Around 12 noon, Anil succumbed to his burns,” police said.
They said that a small parcel of land, which Anil and his mother were trying to ‘grab’, belongs to Raudri Cooperative Housing Society Limited. “To threaten them, Anil doused himself with petrol,” they said.
