New Delhi, February 5: In a tragic incident, a 24-year-old man set himself ablaze in an auto-rickshaw in Delhi after having a fight with his girlfriend on a phone call. Reports inform that the man allegedly set himself on fire by pouring petrol in a moving auto in northeast Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar on Sunday night. According to a report by Hindustan Times, the man carried a bottle of petrol in his jacket. The family members of the victim said they have no clue why he took such an extreme step. The HT report further informed that at the time of the incident, the man was accompanied by his cousin and a co-passenger. They co-passengers who were travelling with him in the auto also sustained burn injuries and all three are undergoing treatment. Virar Girl Set on Fire by Father For Chatting With Boyfriend on Mobile Phone, Battles For Life. 

According to details by Police, the condition of the main victim identified as Shivam, who has sustained 70 percent burns, is very critical while his cousin has suffered 20 percent burns. DCP (northeast) Atul Thakur was quoted in the report saying a case is yet to be registered as the statement of Shivam as he is critically injured. Thakur informed that Police has filed a case of attempt to commit suicide and are probing the matter. Madhya Pradesh: Man Set on Fire by Neighbours Over Personal Dispute, Suffers 80% Burn Injuries.

Reports inform that the third passenger escaped with minor injuries. The incident took place on Sunday night when the man, Shivam, a resident of Ghaziabad, was travelling to Loni in an auto with his cousin Arjun (24). The third passenger in the auto has been identified as Bhagwan Singh (60). Uttar Pradesh: Youth Set Ablaze on Suspicion of Eloping with Woman.

A senior police official informed when the incident happened, Shivam was talking over the phone to a woman from Kolkata and looked upset. The official further said that he carried petrol in a bottle with him and in a fit of rage, he poured the petrol and set himself afire with a lighter. Soon after, the auto driver immediately stopped the auto and alerted the passersby. The police was alerted about the incident soon after.

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