Businessman sets himself on fire inside police station in Delhi

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Frustrated with police inaction, a 37-year-old businessman allegedly set himself afire within a police station compound in a west Delhi area on Wednesday, police said.The police identified the accused as Rahul, who is into e-rickshaw recharging business. He has received serious burns in his chest and face, police said. The police said Rahul entered the police station with a can of petrol and set himself afire. Police said their men and locals saved him and rushed him to a nearby hospital. "Rahul said he had a monetary dispute following which he had filed a complaint in the same police station in 2018 and was unhappy with the police inaction," said Seju Kuruvilla, DCP Outer.Sources said the case was being handled by an Assistant Sub-Inspector."We have suspended the ASI and an inquiry has been set up," said Kuruvilla.
--IANS adv/prs