Rajasthan: Drunk man immolates himself after brawl with wife in Kota

KOTA: A 25-year-old man allegedly poured petrol on him and set himself on fire outside his house in Srinathpuram under RK Puram police station here on Friday evening. The man, identified as Pankaj Vaishnav, a resident of Srinathpuram, succumbed to burn injuries during treatment at a hospital on Saturday morning.

Vaishnav, who was a daily wage labourer and an alcoholic, would frequently get involved in a scuffle with his wife, RK Puram investigating officer Rajendra said.

Police said a scuffle between Vaishnav and his wife reportedly occurred on Friday evening after he reached home drunk. He soon left home only to arrive around 7pm in petrol-soaked clothes and set himself on fire, Rajendra added.

Pankaj was rushed to MBS Hospital, where he succumbed to burns in the burn ward around 3am on Saturday, he added.


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