India News | Man Sustains Severe Burns as Bike's Petrol Tank Catches Fire in Jaipur

Jaipur, Nov 21 (PTI) A Grade 3 physical training instructor sustained severe burn injuries on the campus of Rajasthan University on Thursday after the petrol tank of his bike caught fire while he was lighting a cigarette, police said.

The victim, Hrithik Malhotra from Bassi town near Jaipur, lived at the Aravalli Hostel on the university campus, Gandhi Nagar SHO Raj Kumar said.

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The incident occurred behind the Department of Dramatics on the campus where Malhotra stopped to light a cigarette, but due to the absence of a lid on the bike's petrol tank, it caught fire, the SHO said.

Malhotra is currently undergoing treatment at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, he added.

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