26-year-old Youth sets himself on fire during demolition drive of his Complex in Ganderbal , hospitalized : Officials

26-year-old Youth sets himself on fire during demolition drive of his Complex in Ganderbal , hospitalized : Officials

Bilal Ahmad

Ganderbal, 22 Feb (PTK): A 26-year-old youth tried to end his life by setting himself on fire during a demolition drive of his newly constructed complex in Gundrahman area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on tuesday afternoon.

As per the statement issued to Press Trust of Kashmir (PTK) a police spokesman said that during a demolition drive undertaken by Irrigation and Flood Control department over the banks of Nalla Sindh, one person identified as Amir Hamid Shah, son of Nazir Ahmad Shah of Haran Ganderbal suddenly appeared from behind the illegal structure and self immolated on its roof in protest against demolition of illegal structure raised on the banks of Nalla Sindh.

The said person was however, rescued by SHO Ganderbal and locals on spot, however, he received burn injuries before flames were doused and was shifted to hospital.

He said that a deep trench was dug by the owners of structure to prevent any ingress into the premises which prevented a prompt rescue.

Meanwhile, police has rendered all help and support in the hospitalisation and assured family members for best medical treatment. “One police team is already there in hospital and facilitating his treatment, ” he adds.

Moreover, Police appealed to media fraternity and general public not to circulate the video of unfortunate incident which is too graphic for the common people, the statement reads. (PTK)