Man sets himself on fire near Parliament in Delhi; rushed to hospital

NEW DELHI: A man on Wednesday tried to commit suicide by setting himself on fire near the Parliament building in New Delhi. According to police, he has been taken to the RML hospital for treatment.
Cops have cordoned off the area and an investigation is under way.

Delhi police in a statement said that the man probably Jitendra of Uttar Pradesh’s Bagpat set himself on fire in roundabout rail Bhavan.

“The local police and railway police along with some civil persons immediately extinguished the fire and the person was sent to hospital. The issue as we can decipher is probably related and personal enmity in Bagpat. Further investigation is on,” it added.