Bhubaneswar: Two men set themselves afire in Odisha in a bid to prevent policemen from entering their house as they investigated a crime, a family member said on Monday. Sheikh Sadique, 25 and his elder brother Sabir, 35 were upset that a police team was in their house in the district headquarters town of Balasore, about 200 km from Bhubaneswar, to arrest them on Sunday in connection with an attack on a local resident.
As soon as the police team entered the house, the duo allegedly poured kerosene and set fire to themselves. One the brothers died on the way to hospital, while the other died during treatment. "Though they were on fire, the policemen dragged them into the jeep without making any attempt to douse the flames. The police had come to arrest them even if they were innocent" Arzu Biwi, wife of Sabir, said.
Police however refuted the allegation. "The policemen rushed them to hospital. The two were involved in criminal activities, and both had nearly 90 percent burns," police officer Tariq Ahemad said.
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09:49 AM, Nov 26, 2012
Balasore: A former Odisha minister was taken into preventive custody on Thursday for threatening self immolation on the demand for establishment of a government medical college, police sources said. According to sources, the former minister, Bhupal Chandra Mahapatra, had threatened self immolation before the Balasore district collector's office. Mahapatra was a minister of state for forest and environment and later labour & employment between 1985 and 1990 during Congress rule....
05:22 PM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: A young Tibetan activist, who set himself ablaze during a protest against Chinese president Hu Jintao's India visit, died at a hospital in the national capital on Wednesday morning. Jamyang Yeshi (26) breathed his last in the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital at 7:30 am, Dr LK Makhija, who was treating him, said. Yeshi had on Monday set himself on fire in Jantar Mantar where Tibetans were protesting against...
12:03 PM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: China has blamed the self immolation attempt by a Tibetan protestor on Delhi on people close to the Dalai Lama. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said, "All of their deeds show that a group of Dalai followers are responsible for planning the self immolation. Maiming and destroying human life in order to reach the separatist political goal of Tibetan independence will never succeed." This came ahead of...
08:54 AM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: A Tibetan protestor lit himself on fire at a demonstration on Monday in the national capital ahead of a visit by China's President Hu Jinta. The protestor was engulfed in flames as he ran near the speakers at the rally near the Indian Parliament. Fellow activists beat out the flames with the Tibetan flags that they were carrying. The protestor is being treated for severe burns at a...
01:55 PM, Mar 26, 2012
A police officer said Siripur Yadaiah, who sustained 80 percent burns ...
10:03 AM, Feb 21, 2010
The petrol-soaked woman was had forgotten to bring a lighter or a match. ...
11:13 PM, Apr 09, 2009
Karnan (35), hails from Villuppuram district of Tamil Nadu. ...
03:07 AM, Mar 10, 2009
Muthukumaran set himself ablaze on Thursday ''to express solidarity with the Sri Lankan Tamils.'' ...
07:41 PM, Jan 31, 2009
