GHMC polls: Lalithabagh Congress candidate attempts suicide

The candidate, Mohd Irfan went to GHMC (south) office in the afternoon along with a few party workers and doused himself in kerosene he was carrying with him

Hyderabad: Alleging denial of permission for holding the campaign in the run-up to GHMC elections, Congress candidate from Lalithabagh division Mohd Irfan on Tuesday doused himself with kerosene in a protest.

Irfan went to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (south) office in the afternoon along with a few party workers and doused himself in kerosene he was carrying with him. The police personnel who were present there snatched away the bottle and poured water on him.

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Speaking to the media, Irfan said the officials concerned were not giving him permission to conduct a padayatra in the division.

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