Kanpur: A 32-year-old man attempted suicide outside the DM office in Etawah around noon on Monday by consuming dye and pouring a flammable substance on himself, police said.
His wife alleged that some people surrounded and assaulted him at Kaharan Pul on Oct 6, and attacked him again later that day. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kanpur | Silver Rate in Kanpur | Bank Holidays in Kanpur | Public Holidays in Kanpur | Kanpur AQI | Weather in Kanpur | Petrol Price in Kanpur | Diesel Price in Kanpur | CNG Price in Kanpur | LPG Price in Kanpur Stay updated with the latest Kanpur news.
He was undergoing treatment, district hospital EMT Dr Shivam Rajput said. CO City Avnish Kumar Singh said they were investigating the matter and would take further action based on their findings. Security personnel restrained the deceased, a resident of Naurangabad in Kotwali area, and alerted police, who admitted him to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar hospital. His family accused local people of demanding extortion , assaulting him and pressuring him to sell land. She accused a youth who runs an organisation of trying to seize their land and demanding monthly extortion payments. Download the TOI App.
The wife had visited the SSP office two days earlier.