Police stopped a BJP protest march towards Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad and detained several party leaders amid tight security. Mild tension prevailed during the demonstration, while a television channel reporter sustained injuries after a stone was allegedly hurled.
The man identified who himself as Srinu alias Sai, a resident of Yacharam mandal in Ranga Reddy district, came to the BJP office around noon and doused him with fuel and later lighted a matchstick and set himself ablaze.