New Delhi: A 50-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after setting himself on fire in northwest Delhi’s Wazirpur industrial area when a 21-year-old woman refused to meet him, police said Saturday.
He had been pursuing the woman, who is the daughter of one of his friends, for the past few months and had repeatedly sought to meet her, according to police. Police said the woman had allegedly cut off contact with Sandeep after he continued to pursue her despite her lack of interest. When she refused, he allegedly set himself on fire outside the factory, police said.
The deceased, identified as Sandeep , was married and had children. On Friday, Sandeep allegedly went to the utensil manufacturing factory in Wazirpur where the woman worked and insisted on meeting her.
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