Self Immolation

Madhya Pradesh: Man immolates himself over land dispute in police presence

The man identified as Bhanwar Singh suffered 41 per cent burns in the incident that took place in Simrol town of Madhya Pradesh

Disappointed with girlfriend's behaviour, Mumbai youth sets himself ablaze on a video call

The argument reportedly began with his girlfriend taking a particular road opposed by Jadhav, police said. In a fit of rage, the man threatened to set himself on fire and when he acted on his threat, his cotton shirt caught fire

Madhya Pradesh: Woman immolates self at police station after cops fail to act on rape complaint

Amlai police station in-charge Mohammed Sameer and sub-inspector Savitri Singh have been line-attached for dereliction of duty

Mumbai: Osmanabad man attempts self-immolation outside Vidhan Bhavan

Subhash Bhanudas Deshmukh set himself ablaze following a fight with his brother, according to police. Police personnel on duty in the area doused the flames and rushed him to a hospital with 20-30 per cent burns

23-year-old man watches 'Arundhati' two dozen times, immolate himself for 'salvation'

Renuka Prasad, a Class 12 dropout from a village in Tumakuru district, watched the film about two dozen times. His parents often asked him to refrain from doing so but he never heeded to their advice

Mother, daughter set themselves ablaze outside Uttar Pradesh CM's office over alleged police inaction in land dispute

They sustained burn injuries and were admitted to the civil hospital in Uttar Pradesh. Their condition is said to be critical.

Protests in Tunisia after scribe Abderrazak Zorgui sets himself on fire; journalists' union blames State for his death

Journalist Abderrazak Zorgui posted a video online before his self-immolation in the struggling provincial city of Kasserine describing his desperation and calling for revolt. He expressed frustration at unemployment and the unfulfilled promises of Tunisia's 2011 Arab Spring revolution. Authorities said Zorgui died of his injuries Monday soon after being taken to the hospital.

RSS leader Krishna Gopal defends 'jauhar', calls it 'form of resistance', not discriminatory practice against women

RSS leader Krishna Gopal said that 'jauhar', an ancient practice of mass self-immolation by Rajput women to avoid being captured by foreign invaders, was a form of resistance and not a "discriminatory" practice against women

Tibetan student immolates self after shouting 'freedom' in Varanasi, injured critically

A Tibetan student has self-immolated in India after shouting "freedom", police said on Saturday, injuring himself critically.

Man from Tamil Nadu sets himself on fire aboard an express train to Kerala

A man from Tamil Nadu on Tuesday tried to immolate himself in the toilet of the Trivandrum-Netravathi Express train in Kerala, suffering 40 percent burns