Unable to repay loan, man tries to immolate himself at UP CM''s event

Gorakhpur (UP), March 26

Unable to repay his loan, a man on Sunday tried to immolate himself in Gorakhnath temple, where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath was attending an event.

Rajkumar Bharti, a resident of Rajpur Devri in Ballia district, poured petrol on himself and tried to set himself afire during the Chief Minister’s programme, police said.

He was, however, caught by people present at the site, including the media.

A letter was later recovered from his possession in which he said he had taken a private loan of Rs 2.5 lakh for his medical treatment and couldn’t repay it. Police said they were investigating the case. — PTI