A man tried to commit suicide by immolating himself in front of the new parliament building on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident took place near the Railway Bhavan around 3.30 pm.
The local police and railway police, along with some civil persons who were present at the site, immediately extinguished the fire and rushed the person to nearby Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
"He set himself on fire at the roundabout near Rail Bhawan. The local police and railway police along with some people immediately extinguished the fire and the person was sent to the hospital," said an official statement issued by the police.
The man, in his early 30s, has been identified as Jitendra, a resident of Bagpat in Uttar Pradesh. His half-burnt backpack and some other belongings were seized from the spot.
Some reports claimed that the man was in critical condition after sustaining 90 per cent burn injuries.
A member of the forensic team of Delhi Police Crime Branch conducts investigation at the spot where a man tried to immolate himself near the Railway Bhawan opposite the new Parliament building | PTI
According to police, Jitendra, who arrived in Delhi on a train on Wednesday morning, took the extreme step allegedly due to a dispute with some individuals back home in Bagpat. However, no suicide note has been found at the site.
“In an investigation, we have found that he is a resident of UP’s Baghpat and that he is in some trouble due to a case registered in 2021 against him in Baghpat," DCP New Delhi Devesh Mahla said.
An investigation has been launched into the incident. The parliament is not in session currently after it was adjourned sine die on December 20.
