The injured Sushil Kumar is undergoing treatment.
In Nawanshahar, a person burnt himself alive. The incident took place near Kangana Bridge on Nawanshahar-Ropad main road. The incident took place this morning when Sushil Kumar (26) was going from Panchkula to Amritsar with his wife Advocate Nirmal Kaur. His mother, sister and a child in the car
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On reaching the Kangana bridge, Sushil suddenly stopped the car and set out on fire by putting petrol on himself. Nirmal Kaur told that she was married 4 years ago. Sushil is a patient of depression and there were differences between the two for some time. Other people sitting in the car were sleeping at the time of the incident.
SHO Satnam Singh of City Police Station Balachaur reached the spot with the police team. The injured Sushil was first taken to the government hospital in Balachaur. After one hour of treatment, he was referred to the hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh. About 40 percent of Sushil’s body is burnt. The police have registered a case based on the wife’s statement and started investigation.