HYDERABAD: A man attempted suicide by setting himself ablaze on the Bhimgal police station premises on Monday morning, prompting police personnel and complainants present at the station to douse the flames and shift him to Nizamabad Government Hospital.The man, P Sudhakar, a resident of Bhimgal, runs a tea stall at the old bus stand in the town.According to police, Sudhakar was booked in a petty case for running his shop during late-night hours. Police said the case was registered as part of their routine enforcement duties.Nizamabad police commissioner P Sai Chaitanya said there was no direct connection between police and the reason that led Sudhakar to attempt suicide.“There is no fault on the part of police in the incident that occurred at the Bhimgal police station,” the commissioner said.According to the preliminary information received by police, a grocery shop located opposite Sudhakar’s tea stall was allegedly unhappy that he was not buying cigarettes from the shop.The shop owner allegedly sent two men to threaten Sudhakar, police said.The commissioner said Sudhakar had apparently been upset over the alleged threats by the men and subsequently came to the police station carrying a bottle of petrol and a matchbox.Around 9:45 am, he allegedly attempted suicide on the station premises.Police personnel and complainants at the station immediately intervened, doused the flames and shifted Sudhakar to the government hospital for treatment.His condition was reported to be serious.Police said the incident was being examined based on the preliminary information available and maintained that the police case against Sudhakar was unrelated to the alleged threats by the men.
