The police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel thwarted a self-immolation bid reportedly by a mentally challenged man in a private lodge near here on Wednesday.
Ramesh, 49, hailing from Achankovil in Kollam district, tried to threaten the police by pouring petrol on his body demanding to meet senior police officers, claiming that he had been denied justice.
He was admitted to the General Hospital here and later shifted to the Government Mental Health Centre at Kuthiravattom in Kozhikode.
