In Lakhimpur Kheri, UP, a young man troubled by police harassment reached Kotwali with kerosene. After this, the young man set himself on fire by pouring kerosene on himself. Seeing the young man engulfed in flames, the hands and feet of the police personnel present in the Kotwali swelled. Somehow the young man was saved. The badly scorched youth has been admitted to the hospital by the police. The CO and SP have reached Palia after receiving the news of the youth committing self-immolation in the Kotwali premises. The Gaurifanta Kotwali police station in-charge of the incident has been suspended.
The case pertains to the Gaurifanta Kotwali area of the Indo-Nepal border. The magic of the driver driving the dagger here was seized by the police. Since then, the young man started getting hurt a lot. Late on Wednesday evening, the angry taxi driver reached Kotwali with kerosene. In the Kotwali premises, the taxi driver sprinkled kerosene on himself, accusing the police and others of harassment. By the time the policemen could understand something, the youth set fire to it and attempted self-immolation.
Seeing the young man engulfed in flames in the Kotwali premises, everyone rushed to save him. The fire was extinguished after much effort. The young man was badly burned. The youth, who was scorched by the flames, was hurriedly admitted to the Palia CHC from Gaurifanta in a critical condition by the police. Here the news of self-immolation of the youth reached the police officers in Kotwali. On the other hand, SP Sanjeev Suman also reached Palia late in the evening after getting information about the incident. The SP has suspended the Gauriphanta Kotwali in-charge after the incident. Police claim that in a mutual dispute, the young man has set himself on fire at the gate of the Kotwali.