Youth attempts self immolation in Rajkot, rescued

Rajkot: A 23-year-old Dalit youth attempted self immolation outside University police station on Tuesday night.
Police said Ravi Vadher had poured inflammables over his body and was about to set himself ablaze when he was rescued by the cops.
Vadher’s cousin Jaideep Vadher (19) also joined in the protest. He banged his head against the wall of the police station.
“The Vadher brothers alleged that the residents of Radhe Krishna Society on University Road did not allow them to live in the society. The society members had even made a representation against them at the police commissionerate office for allegedly creating nuisance in the society,” said an official from University police station.
In order to lodge a protest, Ravi Vadher tried to immolate self.