A man from Srinagar’s Mehjoor Nagar area, who was admitted to hospital with critical burn injuries, succumbed on Wednesday, officials said.
Officials said that the man had suffered nearly 95 percent burn injuries after allegedly setting himself ablaze by pouring a flammable liquid at his residence and was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
They said the deceased was identified as Zaid Amin (32), son of Mohammad Amin Khan, a resident of Mehjoor Nagar.
Meanwhile, cognisance of the incident has been taken and further proceedings have been initiated
