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Man from Tamil Nadu sets himself on fire aboard an express train to Kerala

A man from Tamil Nadu on Tuesday tried to immolate himself in the toilet of the Trivandrum-Netravathi Express train in Kerala, suffering 40 percent burns

Indo Asian News Service|Aug 16, 2016, 15:58:36 IST

Thiruvananthapuram: A man from Tamil Nadu on Tuesday tried to immolate himself in the toilet of the Trivandrum-Netravathi Express train in Kerala, suffering 40 percent burns, authorities said.The incident came to light when the train stopped at the Kayamkulam station in Alappuzha district around 12 noon.Police said the man, from Vellore in Tamil Nadu, appeared to be of unsound mind and had been taken into custody. He has been shifted to the Alappuzha Medical College Hospital.According to witnesses, smoke started to come of the general compartment of the train, positioned near the engine.It was found to emanate from the toilet. Railway officials quickly detached the coach and moved it to a distant place where the fire engines controlled the blaze.

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